JavaScript | Check if a key exists inside a JSON object

Given a JSON Object, the task is to check whether a key exists in Object or not using JavaScript. We’re going to discuss few methods.

  • hasOwnProperty()
    This method returns a boolean denoting whether the object has the defined property as its own property (as opposed to inheriting it).
    Syntax:

    obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)

    Parameters:



    • prop: This parameter is required. It specifies the string name or Symbol of the property to check.

    Return value:
    It return a boolean denoting if the object has the specified property as own property.

Example 1: This example checks for prop_1 of the obj by using hasOwnProperty property.

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        JavaScript 
      | Check if a key exists inside a JSON object.
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<body style="text-align:center;" 
      id="body">
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       style="font-size: 15px; 
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    <button onclick="gfg_Run()">
        check
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    <p id="GFG_DOWN"
       style="color:green; 
              font-size: 20px;
              font-weight: bold;">
    </p>
    <script>
        var el_up = 
            document.getElementById("GFG_UP");
        var el_down =
            document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN");
        
        var obj = {
            prop_1: "val_1",
            prop_2: "val_2",
            prop_3: "val_3",
            prop_4: "val_4",
        };
        el_up.innerHTML = JSON.stringify(obj);
  
        function gfg_Run() {
            ans = "";
            var prop = 'prop_1';
            if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
                ans = "var 'obj' has " + prop + " property";
            } else {
                ans = "var 'obj' has not " + prop + " property";
            }
            el_down.innerHTML = ans;
        }
    </script>
</body>
  
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Example 2: This example checks for pro_1  of the obj  by simple array access.











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<!DOCTYPE HTML> 


<html> 


  


<head> 


    <title> 


        JavaScript  


      | Check if a key exists inside a JSON object. 


    </title> 


</head> 


  


<body style="text-align:center;"


      id="body"> 


    <h1 style="color:green;">   


            GeeksForGeeks   


        </h1> 


    <p id="GFG_UP" 


       style="font-size: 15px; 


              font-weight: bold;"> 


    </p> 


    <button onclick="gfg_Run()"> 


        check 


    </button> 


    <p id="GFG_DOWN"


       style="color:green; 


              font-size: 20px; 


              font-weight: bold;"> 


    </p> 


    <script> 


        var el_up =  


            document.getElementById("GFG_UP"); 


        var el_down =  


            document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN"); 


        var obj = { 


            prop_1: "val_1", 


            prop_2: "val_2", 


            prop_3: "val_3", 


            prop_4: "val_4", 


        }; 


        el_up.innerHTML =  


          JSON.stringify(obj); 


  


        function gfg_Run() { 


            ans = ""; 


            var prop = 'pro_1'; 


            if (obj[prop]) { 


                ans = "var 'obj' has " + prop + " property"; 


            } else { 


                ans = "var 'obj' has not " + prop + " property"; 


            } 


            el_down.innerHTML = ans; 


        } 


    </script> 


</body> 


  


</html> 



















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