help with assertion `text != NULL' failed

[poonam chokshi <poonam13 gmail com>]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to keep a check on the  text entry boxes that are empty. 
Unfortunately,when i perform the routine for the empty text entry, i
get the following error:

Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkentry.c: line 3361 (gtk_entry_set_text):
assertion `text != NULL' failed

It's not a show stopper, but I'd rather avoid it.

Isn't there a way to create  text entry with nothing in it?  I mean,
besides the quick hack of stashing " " or the NULL in there, coz i
checked for the both and i am still getting that error.......

Thanks