ExpressJs: Can't access object property from handlebars template

Question

My Routes:

router.use(function(req, res, next) { res.locals.currentUser = req.user; next(); }); /* GET home page. */ router.get('/', function(req, res, next) { console.log(res.locals.currentUser.username); ==>> this is getting printed in console. res.render('index'); });

My index.handelbars

{{currentUser}} ===> this is getting displayed {{currentUser.username}} ===> this is not

My User Schema

const UserSchema = new Schema({ fullName: String, username: { type: String, required: true }, password: { type: String, required: true }, isMember: { type: Boolean, default: false }, isAdmin: { type: Boolean, default: false } });

I am trying to access one of 'currentUser' object's property. Although the object itself gets displayed in the template but its property doesn't.

Satyendra07 · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-30 05:23:09Z

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Change this

res.locals.currentUser = req.user;

to

res.locals.currentUser = req.user.lean(); // add lean()

answered Apr 30, 2020 at 5:23

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Satya Kalluri Over a year ago

could also use toObject() method. Apparently, the latest version of HandleBars wouldn't let you use prototype methods or properties of an object.

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