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title: "Is Empty"
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# Is Empty

**Type:** `nodetool.text.IsEmpty`

**Namespace:** `nodetool.text`

## Description

Checks if text is empty or contains only whitespace.
    text, check, empty, compare, validate, whitespace, string

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| text | `str` |  | `` |
| trim_whitespace | `bool` |  | `true` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| output | `bool` |  |

## Related Nodes

Browse other nodes in the [nodetool.text](./) namespace.