NodeJS SyntaxError: Unexpected token '.' - node.js

Question

Beginner to Node JS and NPM. The following code throws a Syntax error and can't figure out the issue.
Node version: v12.18.3
NPM version: 7.15.1
Error
LayerObj.options?.["displayName"] != undefined
^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token '.'
at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1053:16)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1101:27)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1157:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:985:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:878:14)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1025:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/nft-generators/hashlips_art_engine-main/index.js:2:39)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1137:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1157:10)
Code
const layersSetup = (layersOrder) => {
const layers = layersOrder.map((layerObj, index) => ({
id: index,
elements: getElements(`${layersDir}/${layerObj.name}/`),
name:
layerObj.options?.["displayName"] != undefined
? layerObj.options?.["displayName"]
: layerObj.name,
blend:
layerObj.options?.["blend"] != undefined
? layerObj.options?.["blend"]
: "source-over",
opacity:
layerObj.options?.["opacity"] != undefined
? layerObj.options?.["opacity"]
: 1,
bypassDNA:
layerObj.options?.["bypassDNA"] !== undefined
? layerObj.options?.["bypassDNA"]
: false,
}));
return layers;
};

Answer 1

Optional chaining (?.) was added in Node.js 14 and is not directly available in Node 12.
The ?. operator is like the . chaining operator, except that instead of causing an error if a reference is nullish (null or undefined), the expression short-circuits with a return value of undefined. When used with function calls, it returns undefined if the given function does not exist.
Use a more recent version of Node or use Node 12 compatible code.
New JS features in Node.js v14.0 discusses some new language constructs in Node 14.