@stdlib/assert/is-blank-string/README.md

Standard assertion utilities.

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# isBlankString

> Test if a value is a blank string.

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var isBlankString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-blank-string' );
```

#### isBlankString( value )

Tests if a `value` is a blank `string` (i.e., an empty string or a string consisting only of whitespace characters).

```javascript
var bool = isBlankString( '   ' );
// returns true

bool = isBlankString( '' );
// returns true

bool = isBlankString( 0 );
// returns false
```

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->

```javascript
var isBlankString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-blank-string' );

var out = isBlankString( '   ' );
// returns true

out = isBlankString( '\t\t\t' );
// returns true

out = isBlankString( '\r\n' );
// returns true

out = isBlankString( '' );
// returns true

out = isBlankString( 'beep boop' );
// returns false

out = isBlankString( null );
// returns false
```

</section>

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<section class="cli">

## CLI

<section class="usage">

### Usage

```text
Usage: is-blank-string [options] [<string>]

Options:

  -h,    --help                Print this message.
  -V,    --version             Print the package version.
         --split sep           Delimiter for stdin data. Default: '/\\r?\\n/'.
```

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### Notes

-   If the split separator is a [regular expression][mdn-regexp], ensure that the `split` option is either properly escaped or enclosed in quotes.

    ```bash
    # Not escaped...
    $ echo -n $'\nisMobile' | is-blank-string --split /\r?\n/
    # Escaped...
    $ echo -n $'\nisMobile' | is-blank-string --split /\\r?\\n/
    ```

-   The implementation ignores trailing delimiters.

</section>

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<section class="examples">

### Examples

```bash
$ is-blank-string baz
false
```

To use as a [standard stream][standard-streams],

```bash
$ echo -n ' \t ' | is-blank-string
true
```

By default, when used as a [standard stream][standard-streams], the implementation assumes newline-delimited data. To specify an alternative delimiter, set the `split` option.

```bash
$ echo -n '\t123' | is-blank-string --split '\t'
true
false
```

</section>

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</section>

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/assert/is-string`][@stdlib/assert/is-string]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test if a value is a string.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/assert/is-empty-string`][@stdlib/assert/is-empty-string]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test if a value is an empty string.</span>

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[standard-streams]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_streams

[mdn-regexp]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions

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[@stdlib/assert/is-string]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/assert/tree/main/is-string

[@stdlib/assert/is-empty-string]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/assert/tree/main/is-empty-string

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