Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js,v
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.3.2.1
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	1 Oct 2006 22:30:02 -0000	1.3
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	12 Mar 2007 01:30:06 -0000	1.3.2.1
@@ -45,4 +45,32 @@
 				target.value=srcV.replace(/\n/g,"<BR>");
 			
 		}
+	}
+	function trimAll( strValue ) {
+		 var replaceExpr = /^(\s*)$/;
+
+	    //check for all spaces
+	    if(replaceExpr.test(strValue)) {
+	       strValue = strValue.replace(replaceExpr, '');
+	       if( strValue.length == 0)
+	          return strValue;
+	    }
+	
+	   //check for leading & trailing spaces
+	   replaceExpr = /^(\s*)([\W\w]*)(\b\s*$)/;
+	   if(replaceExpr.test(strValue)) {
+	       //remove leading and trailing whitespace characters
+	       strValue = strValue.replace(replaceExpr, '$2');
+	    }
+	  return strValue;
+	}
+	
+	function isEmpty( strValue ) {
+	
+	   var strTemp = strValue;
+	   strTemp = trimAll(strTemp);
+	   if(strTemp.length > 0){
+	     return false;
+	   }
+	   return true;
 	}
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