how do I tell if a radio button is checked with javascript code example

Example 1: javascript radio button value if checked

//alert(document.querySelector('input[name = "comp"]:checked').value);

$test=document.querySelector('input[name = "comp"]:checked').value;

if($test="silver") {
        amount=50;
    }else if($test="gold") {
      amount=90;
    }else{
      amount=30;
    }

Example 2: js check if radio button is checked

if(document.getElementById('gender_Male').checked) {
  //Male radio button is checked
}else if(document.getElementById('gender_Female').checked) {
  //Female radio button is checked
}