How can I check for an empty/undefined/null string in JavaScript?

Question

I saw this question, but I didn\'t see a JavaScript specific example. Is there a simple string.Empty available in JavaScript, or is it just a case of checking f

Answer 1

If you need to make sure that the string is not just a bunch of empty spaces (I'm assuming this is for form validation) you need to do a replace on the spaces.

if(str.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
}