javascript check if undefined or null

if(typeof comment === 'undefined') {

  alert('Variable "comment" is undefined.');

} else if(comment === null){

  alert('Variable "comment" is null.');

}if( typeof myVar === 'undefined' || myVar === null ){
    // myVar is undefined or null
}// 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).
}