is-obj

What is is-obj?

The is-obj package is a simple utility that allows you to check if a value is a non-null object. It is useful when you want to ensure that a value is an object type (excluding null, arrays, and other non-plain objects) before performing operations that are specific to objects.

What are is-obj's main functionalities?

Check if a value is a non-null object

This feature allows you to verify if a given value is a non-null object. It returns true for plain objects and false for null, arrays, functions, and other non-object types.

const isObj = require('is-obj');

console.log(isObj({})); // true
console.log(isObj(null)); // false
console.log(isObj([])); // false
console.log(isObj('hello')); // false

Other packages similar to is-obj

is-plain-object

is-plain-object is a package that checks if an object is a plain object, that is, an object created by the Object constructor or one with a null prototype. It is similar to is-obj but also checks if the object is created by the Object constructor, which is-obj does not do.

isobject

isobject is another npm package that checks if a value is an object and not an array or null. It is similar to is-obj but also returns true for functions, which is-obj does not.

lodash.isplainobject

lodash.isplainobject is a method from the popular Lodash library that checks if a value is a plain object. It is more comprehensive than is-obj as it includes additional checks to determine if the object is plain.

README

is-obj

Check if a value is an object

Keep in mind that array, function, regexp, etc, are objects in JavaScript.

See is-plain-obj if you want to check for plain objects.

Install

$ npm install is-obj

Usage

import isObject from 'is-obj';

isObject({foo: 'bar'});
//=> true

isObject([1, 2, 3]);
//=> true

isObject('foo');
//=> false

Related

• is - Type check values

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