Test if a value is object-like.
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> Test if a value is object-like.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/assert-is-object-like
`javascript`
var isObjectLike = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-object-like' );
#### isObjectLike( value )
Tests if a value is object-like.
`javascript
var bool = isObjectLike( {} );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( [] );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( true );
// returns false
`
#### isObjectLike.isObjectLikeArray( value )
Tests if a value is an array of object-like values.
`javascript
var bool = isObjectLike.isObjectLikeArray( [ {}, [] ] );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike.isObjectLikeArray( [ {}, '3.0' ] );
// returns false
bool = isObjectLike.isObjectLikeArray( [] );
// returns false
`
- Return values are the same as would be obtained using the built-in [typeof][type-of] operator except that null is not considered an object.
`javascript
var bool = ( typeof null === 'object' );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( null );
// returns false
`
`javascript
var Int8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-int8' );
var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array-buffer' );
var isObjectLike = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-object-like' );
var bool = isObjectLike( {} );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( [] );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( /./ );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( new Date() );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( Math );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( JSON );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( new Int8Array() );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( new ArrayBuffer() );
// returns true
bool = isObjectLike( 'a' );
// returns false
bool = isObjectLike( 5 );
// returns false
bool = isObjectLike( null );
// returns false
bool = isObjectLike( void 0 );
// returns false
bool = isObjectLike( function foo() {} );
// returns false
`
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- [@stdlib/assert-is-object][@stdlib/assert/is-object]: test if a value is an object.
- [@stdlib/assert-is-plain-object][@stdlib/assert/is-plain-object]: test if a value is a plain object.
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