A space is a valid string. Are you sure there is a space? <? $a = ' '; if($a == '') { echo "a is blank<br>"; } else { echo "a is not blank<br>"; // this is printed }
if(is_null($a)) { echo "a is null<br>"; } else { echo "a is not null<br>"; // this is printed } ?> Kirk > > I need to check variables for blank values but it appears > that is_null and > > =="" return true if there is a space. > > > > Any other suggestions? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]