..:: Source code - 23var_null_obj.js ::..

/**
 * defininig null object
 */

x = 23;
x = null; //redefine variable x to null object
var type=typeof x;

console.log(type +': '+ x); //object: null


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

..:: NodeJS Console - 23var_null_obj.js ::..

$ node 23var_null_obj.js
object: null
x is null
$ps -aux | grep node (list all node processes)
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www-data 3354509  0.0  0.0   2608   604 ?        S    06:23   0:00 sh -c ps -aux | grep node
www-data 3354511  0.0  0.0   3304   728 ?        S    06:23   0:00 grep node