[jquery] If input field is empty, disable submit button

Try this code

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.sendButton').attr('disabled',true);

    $('#message').keyup(function(){
        if($(this).val().length !=0){
            $('.sendButton').attr('disabled', false);
        }
        else
        {
            $('.sendButton').attr('disabled', true);        
        }
    })
});

Check demo Fiddle

You are missing the else part of the if statement (to disable the button again if textbox is empty) and parentheses () after val function in if($(this).val.length !=0){