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// This will safely check a value to make sure it has been declared and assigned a value other than null or undefined: | |
console.log(typeof undeclaredVariable !== "undefined" && | |
(typeof undeclaredVariable !== "object" || !undeclaredVariable)) // false | |
// Compare to checking for null using ==, which will only work for declared variables: | |
try { undeclaredVariable == null } catch(e) { console.log(e) } // ReferenceError: undeclaredVariable is not defined | |
try { undeclaredVariable === null } catch(e) { console.log(e) } // ReferenceError: undeclaredVariable is not defined | |
try { undeclaredVariable === undefined } catch(e) { console.log(e) } // ReferenceError: undeclaredVariable is not defined | |
let declaredButUndefinedVariable | |
// Values that have been declared but not assigned a value will have the value undefined, which has a typeof undefined: | |
console.log(typeof declaredButUndefinedVariable !== "undefined" && | |
(typeof declaredButUndefinedVariable !== "object" || !declaredButUndefinedVariable)) // false | |
let stringVariable = "Here's Johnny!" | |
// If the variable has been both declared and assigned a value that is neither null or undefined, we will get true: | |
console.log(typeof stringVariable !== "undefined" && | |
(typeof stringVariable !== "object" || !stringVariable)) // true | |
// This can be used to create a function that will return false for undefined, undeclared, and null values: | |
const isNotNullNorUndefined = (value) => typeof value !== "undefined" && (typeof value !== "object" || !value) | |
console.log(isNotNullNorUndefined(stringVariable)) // true |
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