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hi all i need a hand with my home work im mad stuck..he he he
here is my problem
what dose JTextField return when nothing is entered in to the text feild and how would i go a bout checking for a null in the text feild...
this is what I tried
JTextField emp = new JTextField(20);
if(emp.getText()==null){
do this
}else{
do this
}
i did a System.out.println(emp.getText());
and it dumps a space in the console
Plz Help
Thankz
 
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check also the length of the string that is returned:

if you also want to check whether the string consists only of whitespace, you will have to use either regular expression or iterate over the string. e.g.:
 
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ups, change it to:
 
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