[FIXED] How can I check if an environment variable is set in Node.js?

Issue

I would like to check if an environment variable is set in my Express JS server and perform different operations depending on whether or not it is set.

I've tried this:

if(process.env.MYKEY !== 'undefined'){
    console.log('It is set!');
} else {
    console.log('No set!');
}

I'm testing without the process.env.MYKEY but the console prints "It is set".

Solution

This is working fine in my Node.js project:

if(process.env.MYKEY) { 
    console.log('It is set!'); 
}
else { 
    console.log('No set!'); 
}

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EDIT:

Note that, As @Salketer mentioned, depends on the needs, falsy value will be considered as false in snippet above. In case a falsy value is considered as valid value. Use hasOwnProperty or checking the value once again inside the block.

> x = {a: ''}
{ a: '' }
> x.hasOwnProperty('a')
true

Or, feel free to use the in operator

if ("MYKEY" in process.env) {
    console.log('It is set!');
} else {
    console.log('No set!');
}

Answered By - kucing_terbang

Answer Checked By - Pedro (PHPFixing Volunteer)