How can I check for an empty/undefined/null string in JavaScript?

Question

I saw this question, but I didn\'t see a JavaScript specific example. Is there a simple string.Empty available in JavaScript, or is it just a case of checking f

Answer 1

Starting with:

return (!value || value == undefined || value == "" || value.length == 0);

Looking at the last condition, if value == "", its length must be 0. Therefore drop it:

return (!value || value == undefined || value == "");

But wait! In JavaScript, an empty string is false. Therefore, drop value == "":

return (!value || value == undefined);

And !undefined is true, so that check isn't needed. So we have:

return (!value);

And we don't need parentheses:

return !value