Check if a div does NOT exist with javascript

Question

Checking if a div exists is fairly simple

if(document.getif(document.getElementById(\'if\')){

}

But how can I check if a div with the give

Answer 1

That works with :

 var element = document.getElementById('myElem');
 if (typeof (element) != undefined && typeof (element) != null && typeof (element) != 'undefined') {
     console.log('element exists');
 }
 else{
     console.log('element NOT exists');
 }