JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by DoomHamster

HTML

<form name="product_edit" action="products.php" method="post" id="edit_form" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <textarea name="products_description" wrap="soft" cols="75%" rows="20" id="products_description"></textarea>
    <input type="submit" value="go" />
</form>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#edit_form').submit(function() {
     if ($('#products_description').val() == '') {
        alert('Please include a product description.');
        return false;
     }
  }); // end submit()
});