javascript - JSON field undefined in EJS template -

on front-end, have html:

<a name="user" id="user" value="<%=user%>"></a> 

i entirely sure user defined on front-end

and have js file this:

    var user;     var teamcollection = new teamcollection([]);  //new backbone collection        $(document).ready(function(){         user = $("#user").attr("value"); //pull user object html         window.userhomemaintableview = new userhomemaintableview({el: $("#user-home-main-table-div")});         window.userhomemaintableview.render();     }); 

the render method of userhomemaintableview looks this:

  render: function () {         console.log('teamcollection models:', teamcollection.models); //defined         console.log('user:', user); // defined         var data = {teamcollection:teamcollection,user:user}; //this should point user variable @ top of js file.         var html = new ejs({url: '/js/backbone/views/userhomeviews/templates/main_table_template.ejs'}).render(data);         this.$el.html(html);         return this;     }, 

so, user var defined @ top of js file, somehow when pass data ejs template, teamcollection defined user not.

how can be? reason why be?

here ejs file

<table class="table">         <thead>         <tr>             <th>#</th>             <th>team name</th>             <th>club</th>             <th>sport</th>             <th>delete?</th>         </tr>         </thead>         <tbody>          <%         for(var i=0; <teamcollection.models.length; i++) { //teamcollection defined :)          var team = teamcollection.models[i].tojson();            var user_id = user._id; //user undefined !! :(         %>         <tr>             <td>                 <%=i+1%>             </td>             <td>                 <a class="font-big" href='/users/<%=user_id%>/teams/<%= team._id%>/teamdashboard'>                     <%= team.sport %>                 </a>             </td>             <td>                 <a class="btn btn-warning" onclick=window.userhomemaintableview.deleteteam("<%= team._id%>");>delete</a>             </td>         </tr>         <% } %>         </tbody>     </table>