How to Use Optional Chaining (?.) in JavaScript

Learn how use optional chaining in JavaScript. We'll break down how to use the chain operator using a question mark (?.) and how you can use it to safely access data in objects.

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[WebDevCody]

Cool, I didn’t know it could be used on function calls as well. Thanks for the video

[asfandiyar]

Just what I wanted. Thanks for the clear and short video.

[AnthonyCandaele]

nice Jelly Drop. I kinda new the Question Mark Operator, but I didn't know how it exactly worked. Now I do.

[mdridoy-efpw]

really needed something like this for a long time

[philip]

These tips are awesome I’ve taken courses online that never taught this

[AlterClass]

Great video! Nice job explaining optional chaining. Thank you for the video 😉

[iPururin]

Awesome info! Can definitely think of scenarios where I would've needed this instead of making alot of if statements

[johnkevin]

Awesome! said everything i need to know in a couple of minutes instead of 20!

[gbrachetta]

This is great but deploying an express server to Heroku using optional chaining in the middleware broke the app for me. Had to revert to just old fashioned chaining to make it work. :(