Re: alternative to empty

what about checking that the length is >0 but i think the other suggestions are fine. André Medeiros wrote: >On Wed, 2005-07-06 at 10:55 +0100, Ross wrote: > > >>I have been using empty in forms for some time now. but have just discovered >>that >> >> PHP 4 As of PHP 4, The string value "0" is considered empty. >> >> >> >> >>Is there an alternative that will just check for empty strings. I suppose I >>could just use eregi and check for numbers but thought there may be a >>function that would work in a similar way. >> >> >>R. >> >> >> > >If a string is empty, it should be == '' > > >