How to check if a variable is null or empty string or all whitespace in JavaScript?

Question

I need to check to see if a variable is null or has all empty spaces or is just blank (\"\").

I have the following, but it is not working:

var addr;
         


        

Answer 1

Old question, but I think it deservers a simpler answer.

You can simply do:

var addr = "  ";

if (addr && addr.trim()) {

    console.log("I'm not null, nor undefined, nor empty string, nor string composed of whitespace only.");

}