if(typeof variablenname != "undefined") { ... }
gehtif(variablenname)
nicht genausogut?
Kommt darauf an was du willst:
alert(typeof variablenname);
var variablenname = 0;
alert(typeof variablenname);
var variablenname = false;
alert(typeof variablenname);
var variablenname = null;
alert(typeof variablenname);
Struppi.