..:: Source code - 23var_empty_string.js ::..

/**
 * defining empty string
 */

name = ''; //empty string
var type=typeof name;

console.log(type +': '+ name); //string: 


if(name==null) console.log('Name is null'); //dont work
else if(name=='') console.log('Name is empty string'); //works
 

..:: NodeJS Console - 23var_empty_string.js ::..

$ node 23var_empty_string.js
string: 
Name is empty string
$ps -aux | grep node (list all node processes)
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www-data 1031183  0.0  0.0   2608   540 ?        S    03:50   0:00 sh -c ps -aux | grep node
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