The is-string npm package is designed to provide a simple and straightforward way to check if a given value is a string. It is useful in various programming scenarios where type validation is required, especially in dynamically typed languages like JavaScript where the type of a variable can change at runtime.

What are is-string's main functionalities?

String Type Checking

This feature allows you to check if a given value is a string. It returns true for string literals, string objects created with the new keyword, and false for non-string values.

"use strict";\nconst isString = require('is-string');\n\nconsole.log(isString('hello')); // true\nconsole.log(isString(123)); // false\nconsole.log(isString(new String('hello'))); // true

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is-string

Is this value a JS String object or primitive? This module works cross-realm/iframe, and despite ES6 @@toStringTag.

Example

var isString = require('is-string');
var assert = require('assert');

assert.notOk(isString(undefined));
assert.notOk(isString(null));
assert.notOk(isString(false));
assert.notOk(isString(true));
assert.notOk(isString(function () {}));
assert.notOk(isString([]));
assert.notOk(isString({}));
assert.notOk(isString(/a/g));
assert.notOk(isString(new RegExp('a', 'g')));
assert.notOk(isString(new Date()));
assert.notOk(isString(42));
assert.notOk(isString(NaN));
assert.notOk(isString(Infinity));
assert.notOk(isString(new Number(42)));

assert.ok(isString('foo'));
assert.ok(isString(Object('foo')));

Tests

Simply clone the repo, npm install, and run npm test

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Last updated on 06 Aug 2021

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