Check if Multiple Variables are Not NULL in JavaScript

Check if Multiple Variables are Not Null #

To check if multiple variables are not null in JavaScript, use the && (and) operator to chain multiple conditions. When used with boolean values the && operator only returns true if both conditions are met.

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const a = 1;
const b = 2;

if (a !== null && b !== null) {
  console.log('✅ neither variable is null');
} else {
  console.log('⛔️ at least one of the variables is null');
}

We use the && (and) operator to check if both variables are not equal to null.

For the if block to run, both of the conditions have to be satisfied.

If the else block runs, at least one of the variables is equal to null.

For example, in the following if statement, the 5 > 1 condition is never evaluated.

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if (null !== null && 5 > 1) {
}

We first check if null !== null and get a value of false, so the && operator short-circuits.

Here are some more examples of using the && (and) operator.

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console.log(true && true); // 👉️ true
console.log(true && null); // 👉️ null
console.log(null && true); // 👉️ null
console.log('test' && 'hi'); // 👉️ 'hi'
console.log('test' && ''); // 👉️ ''
console.log('' && 'hi'); // 👉️ ''

The && operator returns the value of one of the operands.

If the first value we pass to it is a falsy value, it returns the first value, otherwise it returns the second.

Falsy values in JavaScript are: undefined, null, NaN, empty string, false and 0.

In our last example, we used an empty string as the first value and an empty string is falsy, so it got returned from the && operator.

In short, if the value to the left is falsy, it gets returned from the && operator. In all other cases the operator returns the value to the right.

Further Reading #

• Check if Variable is NULL or Undefined in JavaScript
• How to Check if a Variable is False in JavaScript
• Check if Variable Doesn't Equal Multiple Values in JS
• Check if a Value is an Object using JavaScript