# Function: ensureNonEmptyString()

> **ensureNonEmptyString**(`value`, `message?`): `string`

Defined in: [helpers/ensure.ts:37](https://github.com/coda/packs-sdk/blob/b2b4c9dba5ca748bdbb94481cc13b5ca3c328ef6/helpers/ensure.ts#L37)

Helper to check that a given value is a string, and is not the empty string. If the value is not a string or is empty, an error will be raised at runtime.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | | --- | --- | | `value` | `string` | `null` | `undefined` | | `message?` | `string` |

## Returns

`string`