# has-own-prop [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/has-own-prop.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/has-own-prop) > A safer `.hasOwnProperty()` Shortcut for `Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(object, property)`. You shouldn't use `.hasOwnProperty()` as it won't exist on [objects created with `Object.create(null)`](https://stackoverflow.com/a/12017703/64949) or it can have been overridden. ## Install ``` $ npm install has-own-prop ``` ## Usage ```js const hasOwnProp = require('has-own-prop'); const object = Object.create(null); object.unicorn = true; object.hasOwnProperty('unicorn'); //=> 'TypeError: undefined is not a function' hasOwnProp(object, 'unicorn'); //=> true ```