isObject

Test if a value is an object.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/assert-is-object

Usage

var isObject = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-object' );

isObject( value )

Tests if a value is an object.

var bool = isObject( {} );
// returns true

bool = isObject( true );
// returns false

Notes

• The function returns false if provided an array or null.

  var bool = isObject( [] );
  // returns false
  
  bool = isObject( null );
  // returns false

Examples

var isObject = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-object' );

var bool = isObject( {} );
// returns true

bool = isObject( new Date() );
// returns true

bool = isObject( /.*/ );
// returns true

bool = isObject( null );
// returns false

bool = isObject( [] );
// returns false

See Also

• @stdlib/assert-is-object-like: test if a value is object-like.
• @stdlib/assert-is-plain-object: test if a value is a plain object.

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.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

See LICENSE.

Copyright

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