How can i count how many text boxes have text in them

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if i have four text boxes on a page how can i tell how many of them have text within them

 

[luciddream]

function checkForm(x)
{
var count = 0;
for(var i = 0; i < x.elements; i++)
{
if(!/^\s*$/g.test(xelements.value))
{
count++;
}
}
return count;
}

then call the function like so:

var howmany = checkForm(document.formname); luciddream@subdimension.com