Revisions to Check if a value is an object in JavaScript

Added code formatting

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edit approved Mar 27, 2023 at 16:14

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For simply checking against ObjectObject or ArrayArray without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isLiteralObject()isLiteralObject() - Note: use for ObjectObject literals only, as it returns falsefalse for custom objects, like new Datenew Date or new YourCustomObjectnew YourCustomObject.

isLiteralObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isLiteralObject(        )); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      {})); // true

For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isLiteralObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isLiteralObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isLiteralObject(        )); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      {})); // true

For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isLiteralObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isLiteralObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isLiteralObject(        )); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      {})); // true

Change the name to isLiteralObject, so it becomes more explicity that it doesn't work with thing like Date or new CustomObject

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edit approved Jan 11, 2021 at 21:35

Leto

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For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isObjectisLiteralObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isObjectisLiteralObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(        )); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isObjectisLiteralObject(      {})); // true

For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isObject(        )); // false
console.log(isObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isObject(      {})); // true

For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isLiteralObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isLiteralObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isLiteralObject(        )); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isLiteralObject(      {})); // true

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For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isObject(        )); // false
console.log(isObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isObject(      {})); // true

For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isObject(        )); // false
console.log(isObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isObject(      {})); // true

For simply checking against Object or Array without additional function call (speed). As also posted here.

isArray()

isArray = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Array);
};
console.log(isArray(        )); // false
console.log(isArray(    null)); // false
console.log(isArray(    true)); // false
console.log(isArray(       1)); // false
console.log(isArray(   'str')); // false
console.log(isArray(      {})); // false
console.log(isArray(new Date)); // false
console.log(isArray(      [])); // true

isObject() - Note: use for Object literals only, as it returns false for custom objects, like new Date or new YourCustomObject.

isObject = function(a) {
    return (!!a) && (a.constructor === Object);
};
console.log(isObject(        )); // false
console.log(isObject(    null)); // false
console.log(isObject(    true)); // false
console.log(isObject(       1)); // false
console.log(isObject(   'str')); // false
console.log(isObject(      [])); // false
console.log(isObject(new Date)); // false
console.log(isObject(      {})); // true

added emphasis about custom objects

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edited Dec 2, 2013 at 12:08

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