javascript check if null

if (variable === null) { //Executes only if variable is null but not undefined
  //Code here
}

if (variable == null) { //Executes if variable is null OR undefined
  //Code here
}// simple check do the job
if (myVar) {
 // comes here either myVar is not null,
 // or myVar is not undefined,
 // or myVar is not '' (empty string).
}