title: APEX 3.2 Text validation for nulls AND blanks
body: <p>I am using APEX 3.2 and I want to make sure that a text field and a text area are not null AND do not begin with a space.  </p>
  
  <p>I have a validation in place for NULLs but if a user enters a single space then that field is no longer considered "NULL".</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>