JavaScript check if variable exists (is defined/initialized)

Question

Which method of checking if a variable has been initialized is better/correct? (Assuming the variable could hold anything (string, int, object, function, etc.))

Answer 1

It depends if you just care that the variable has been defined or if you want it to have a meaningful value.

Checking if the type is undefined will check if the variable has been defined yet.

=== null or !== null will only check if the value of the variable is exactly null.

== null or != null will check if the value is undefined or null.

if(value) will check if the variable is undefined, null, 0, or an empty string.