<script type="text/javascript">
function check() {
// Foo
}
</script>
check(), using if (check) { .. }:check(), using if (check()) { .. }:check(), using if (typeof(check) == 'function') { .. }:check:checkMe(), using if (checkMe) { .. }:checkMe(), using if (checkMe()) { .. }:checkMe(), using if (typeof(checkMe) == 'function') { .. }:If you want to check an element with a certain ID, use both if (document.getElementById) and if (document.getElementById('id').
document.getElementById:typeof(document.getElementById):