Simple JavaScript Question
 

How would I check to make sure a "textarea" is not left empty?

For example:

<script = 'JavaScript'>

function verify() {

var text = document.formname.details.value;

if (text == "") {
alert ("Invalid");
return false;
}

}

...

<textarea name='details' rows='3' cols='40'></textarea>
...

The problem with this, is even if the textarea is left blank, it still has a length for some reason.

Any ideas?

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