String.prototype.trim = function() { return( this.replace(/^\s*([\s\S]*\S+)\s*$|^\s*$/,'$1') ); } function sForm(frm){ if((document.forms[frm].city.value).trim()==""){ alert('Please enter a Destination City'); document.forms[frm].city.value=""; document.forms[frm].city.focus(); } else{ document.forms[frm].submit(); } }