我使用了一个可以检查变量和对象的函数。使用jQuery非常方便

    function _isset (variable) {
        if(typeof(variable) == "undefined" || variable == null)
            return false;
        else
            if(typeof(variable) == "object" && !variable.length) 
                return false;
            else
                return true;
    };

我总是使用这个泛型函数来防止基本变量以及数组和对象上的错误。

isset = function(obj) {
  var i, max_i;
  if(obj === undefined) return false;
  for (i = 1, max_i = arguments.length; i < max_i; i++) {
    if (obj[arguments[i]] === undefined) {
        return false;
    }
    obj = obj[arguments[i]];
  }
  return true;
};

console.log(isset(obj));                   // returns false
var obj = 'huhu';
console.log(isset(obj));                   // returns true
obj = {hallo:{hoi:'hoi'}};
console.log(isset(obj, 'niet'));           // returns false
console.log(isset(obj, 'hallo'));          // returns true
console.log(isset(obj, 'hallo', 'hallo')); // returns false
console.log(isset(obj, 'hallo', 'hoi'));   // returns true

if (var) {
  // This is the most concise equivalent of Php's isset().
} 

function isset(variable) {
    try {
        return typeof eval(variable) !== 'undefined';
    } catch (err) {
        return false;
    }
}

//
//  tring to reference non-existing variable throws ReferenceError 
//  before test function is even executed
//
//  example, if you do:
//    
//     if ( isset( someVar ) ) 
//        doStuff( someVar );
//   
//  you get a ReferenceError ( if there is no someVar... ) 
//  and isset fn doesn't get executed.
//
//  if you pass variable name as string, ex. isset( 'novar' );, 
//  this might work:
//
function isset ( strVariableName ) { 

    try { 
        eval( strVariableName );
    } catch( err ) { 
        if ( err instanceof ReferenceError ) 
           return false;
    }

    return true;

 } 
//
//

要检查html块是否存在，我使用以下代码:

if (typeof($('selector').html()) != 'undefined') {
    // $('selector') is existing
    // your code here
}