var obj = {};
obj.computers = {};
obj.computers.favorite = "Commodore 64";
obj.computers.popular = "Apple";

if(obj != 'undefined' && obj != null) {
    if(obj.computers != 'undefined' && obj.computers != null)) {
        .....

var fav = obj.computers.favorite || 'Unknown';

var fav = getValueOrDefault(obj.computers.favorite, 'Unknown');

function(obj, default) {
    try {
        if(obj != null) {
            return obj;
        } else {
            return default;
        }
    } catch(ex) {
        return default;
    }
}

var Nested = function() {};
// prop is a dot-separated path like "foo.bar.baz"
Nested.prototype.get = function(prop, _default) {
    var current = this;
    $.each(prop.split("."), function(i, e) {
        current = current[e] || undefined;
        if (current == undefined)
            return false;
    });
    return current || _default;
}

var fav = obj.get("computers.favourite", "Linux");
// this emulates
var fav = obj.computers.favourite || "Linux"; // throws error

(obj && obj.computers && obj.computers.favorite) || 'Unknown'

if (obj && obj.computers) {
  var fav = obj.computers.favorite || 'unknown';
}

function getValueOrDefault(str , obj, deflt){
    var a = str.split("."); o = obj;
    for(var i =0; i < a.length; i++){
         o = obj[a[i]];
         if(!o){
           return deflt;
         }
    }
      return o;
}

var obj = {};
obj.computers = {};
obj.computers.favorite = "Commodore 64";
obj.computers.popular = "Apple";
getValueOrDefault('computers.favorite', obj, 'Unknown');

Object.prototype.isset = function (/* string */ full_path)
{
    var props = full_path.split('.');
    var self = this; /* note that self is usually the window object */

    for (var ii = 0; ii < props.length; ++ii)
    {
        var prop = props[ii];
        var hasMoreComing = ii < props.length - 1 ? true : false;

        if (self[prop] !== null && typeof self[prop] === 'object' && hasMoreComing)
        {
            self = self[prop];
            continue;   // Move up one level.
        }
        else if (hasMoreComing)
            return false;    // ..because user queries a subproperty of a value type

        return self.hasOwnProperty(prop);
    }
};

var test = {};

test.kuk = {};
console.log( test.isset('kuk') );  // Prints true.

test.kuk.fitta = {};
console.log( test.isset('kuk.fitta') ); // Prints true.

test.kuk.fitta = null;
console.log( test.isset('kuk.fitta') ); // Prints true.

test.kuk.fitta = undefined;
console.log( test.isset('kuk.fitta') );  // Prints true

delete test.kuk.fitta;
console.log( test.isset('kuk.fitta') );  // Prints false

test.kuk.fitta = 123;
console.log( test.isset('kuk.fitta.doesnt.exist') );  // Prints false