isCircularArray

Test if a value is an array containing a circular reference.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/assert-is-circular-array

Usage

var isCircularArray = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-circular-array' );

isCircularArray( value )

Tests if a value is an array containing a circular reference.

var arr = [ 1, 2, 3 ];
var bool = isCircularArray( arr );
// returns false

arr.push( arr );
bool = isCircularArray( arr );
// returns true

arr.pop();
arr.self = arr;
bool = isCircularArray( arr );
// returns true

Examples

var isCircularArray = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-circular-array' );

var arr = [ 1, 2, 3 ];
arr.push( arr );
console.log( isCircularArray( arr ) );
// => true

var obj = {
    'beep': 'boop'
};
obj.self = obj;
console.log( isCircularArray( obj ) );
// => false

console.log( isCircularArray( [] ) );
// => false

console.log( isCircularArray( null ) );
// => false

See Also

• @stdlib/assert-is-circular: test if an object-like value contains a circular reference.
• @stdlib/assert-is-circular-plain-object: test if a value is a plain object containing a circular reference.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

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License

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