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'IsNullOrWhitespace' in JavaScript?

Is there a JavaScript equivalent to .NET's String.IsNullOrWhitespace so that I can check if a textbox on the client-side has any visible text in it?

I'd rather do this on the client-side first than post back the textbox value and rely only on server-side validation, even though I will do that as well.

Solution

  • It's easy enough to roll your own:

    function isNullOrWhitespace( input ) {

    if (typeof input === 'undefined' || input == null) return true;

    return input.replace(/\s/g, '').length < 1;
}