data.hasownproperty code example

Example 1: javascript does object have property

var person = {'first_name': 'bill','age':20};

if ( person.hasOwnProperty('first_name') ) {
    //person has a first_name property
}

Example 2: how reliable is js hasownproperty

o = new Object();
o.propOne = null;
o.hasOwnProperty('propOne');   // returns true
o.propTwo = undefined;  
o.hasOwnProperty('propTwo');   // returns true