Info

These test if a property exists in an object. The boolean syntax is often used, but can lead to wrong results (a property with a value of false wouldn't be detected, for example).

Preparation code

<script>
  var obj = {
   a: 1
  };
  
  var el = document.createElement('div');
</script>

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if ('a' in obj) {}
if ('b' in obj) {}

if (obj.a) {}
if (obj.b) {}

if (obj.hasOwnProperty('a')) {}
if (obj.hasOwnProperty('b')) {}

if (obj['a']) {}
if (obj['b']) {}

if ('localName' in el) {}
if ('parentNode' in el) {}

if (el.localName) {}
if (el.parentNode) {}

if (el.hasOwnProperty('localName')) {}
if (el.hasOwnProperty('parentNode')) {}

if (el['localName']) {}
if (el['parentNode']) {}

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Revisions

You can edit these tests or add even more tests to this page by appending /edit to the URL. Here’s a list of current revisions for this page:

• Revision 1: published by Thomas Fuchs on 14th August 2010
• Revision 2: published on 14th August 2010
• Revision 3: published by Thomas Fuchs on 14th August 2010
• Revision 4: published on 14th August 2010
• Revision 5: published by Tom on 14th August 2010
• Revision 12: published by Mourner on 10th September 2010
• Revision 13: published on 20th April 2011

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