I think this might work, give it a try: Obj.sortby = Obj.sortby || 'time';
-- Josh -----Original Message----- From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alexandre Plennevaux Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:07 AM To: Jquery-en Subject: [jQuery] default value of an object's property hi there, a quick question: i'm using an object to pass a series of variables. Sometimes, i test for a specific property, which might not exist. I can't seem to find the right way, i tried Obj.sortby = (typeof Obj.sortby == 'undefined' || Obj.sortby=='' ||Obj.sortby == null) ? 'time' : Obj.sortby; but everytime that property "sortby" hasn't been set, firebug returns it as "null" can you clear that up for me? Thanks a lot! Alexandre
