What is the proper way to check for existence of variable in an EJS template (using ExpressJS)?

Question

On the EJS github page, there is one and only one simple example: https://github.com/visionmedia/ejs

Example

<% if (user) { %>
    
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Answer 1

if you plan to use the same object often, you could use a function like this:

<% function userObj(obj){
    //replace user with what you name your object
    if(typeof user === 'object'){
        let result = user;
        if(obj){
            obj = obj.split('.');
            for(let i = 0; i < obj.length; i++){
                if(obj[i] && obj[i].trim() !== '' && result[obj[i]]){
                    result = result[obj[i]];
                }else{
                    result = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
    return false;
} %>

usage:

<% if(userObj('name')){
    
<%= userObj('name') %>
} %>