isRegExp

Test if a value is a regular expression.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/assert-is-regexp

Usage

var isRegExp = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-regexp' );

isRegExp( value )

Tests if a value is a regular expression.

var bool = isRegExp( /.+/ );
// returns true

bool = isRegExp( {} );
// returns false

Examples

var isRegExp = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-regexp' );

var bool = isRegExp( /.+/ );
// returns true

bool = isRegExp( new RegExp( '.+' ) );
// returns true

bool = isRegExp( '/.+/' );
// returns false

bool = isRegExp( {} );
// returns false

bool = isRegExp( null );
// returns false

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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