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---
id: 653df156-531e-48c9-a637-a1609069ff8e
title: Optional Chaining Operator (?.)
---
# Description
Permits reading the value of a property located within a chain of
connected objects without having to expressly validate that each
reference in the chain is valid.
# Syntax
``` javascript
const adventurer = {
name: "Alice",
cat: {
name: "Dinah",
},
};
const dogName = adventurer.dog?.name;
console.log(dogName); // undefined
console.log(adventurer.someNonExistentMethod?.()); // undefined
```