JavaScript check if variable exists (is defined/initialized)

Question

Which method of checking if a variable has been initialized is better/correct? (Assuming the variable could hold anything (string, int, object, function, etc.))

Answer 1

To check if a variable has been declared/set I did this dirty trick.

I haven't found a way to extract the code to a function, even with eval.

"use strict";

// var someVar;

var declared;
try {
  someVar;
  declared = true;
} catch(e) {
  declared = false;
}

if (declared) {
  console.log("someVar is declared; now has the value: " + someVar);
} else {
  console.log("someVar is not declared");
}