Whether a variable is undefined [duplicate]

How do I find if a variable is undefined?

I currently have:

var page_name = $("#pageToEdit :selected").text();
var table_name = $("#pageToEdit :selected").val();
var optionResult = $("#pageToEditOptions :selected").val();

var string = "?z=z";
if ( page_name != 'undefined' ) { string += "&page_name=" + page_name; }
if ( table_name != 'undefined' ) { string += "&table_name=" + table_name; }
if ( optionResult != 'undefined' ) { string += "&optionResult=" + optionResult; }