obj.hasOwnProperty(prop) code example

Example 1: javascript hasownproperty

var person = {	
  	"first_name": "Bob",
	"last_name": "Dylan"
};
person.hasOwnProperty('first_name'); //returns true
person.hasOwnProperty('age'); //returns false

Example 2: javascript does object have property

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

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