# If statement: empty input text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-empty-input-text/112120>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 3, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-empty-input-text/112120 "2004-06-03T19:06:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![laukis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@laukis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/laukis)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-empty-input-text/112120/1 "2004-06-03T19:06:05Z")

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[color=black][font=verdana]Hello[/font][/color]

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[color=black][font=verdana]I want to check if an input text field is empty.[/font][/color]

[color=black][font=verdana]I only managed to do it this way;[/font][/color]  
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[color=black][font=verdana]mytext = textfield.text;[/font][/color]  
[font=Verdana]if(mytext != “”) …[/font]  
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[font=Verdana]The problem with this approach is that I also want to exclude variables with whitespaces.[/font]  
[font=Verdana]I tried; [/font]  
[font=Verdana]if(!isEmpty(mytext) )… [/font]  
[font=Verdana]but that didnt work.[/font]  
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[font=Verdana]Any suggestions?[/font]