trim it then use an operator..eg if(trim($Game_rating) == '') { // error .. } ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ahmed Abdel-Aliem" <me2resh@xxxxxxxxx> To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 8:58 AM Subject: empty() problem > Hi Group Members > i have a problem with function empty() > i use it to check if user entered the form fields and store it in array > > for example : > > if (empty($Game_rating)) > $errors[] = "You didn't enter the Online Status for the Game."; > > the problem when the user enters 0 in the form field > the empty function returns the error. > > can i use another function that doesn't return false when the 0 is passes ? > > any help plz ? > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php