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> Use abbreviations for checking type of given value. Like kindof(val, 'soa') to check that value is string, object or array.

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Install

``
npm i abbrev-kindof --save
`

Usage

> For more use-cases see the tests

`js
const abbrevKindof = require('abbrev-kindof')
`

$3


> Check type of a val with abbreviations.

Params

* val {Mixed}: value to check
* type {String|Array}: list of single-letter (abbr) types
* returns {Boolean}: if true, so val match one of the abbreviated types

Example

`js
// soa here means - string, object or array
abbrevKindof(123, 'soa') //=> false
abbrevKindof('foo bar', 'soa') //=> true
abbrevKindof({a: 123}, 'soa') //=> true
abbrevKindof(['c', 'd'], 'soa') //=> true
`

Available abbreviations

> Using map-types

- a for array
- b for boolean
- f for function
- n for number
- o for object
- r for regexp
- s for string
- y for symbol




Related Libs


* assert-kindof: Check native type of the given value and throw TypeError if not okey. Expressive, elegant, behavior-driven API, good descriptive default error messages, simple and clean syntax. | homepage
* is-kindof: Check type of given javascript value. Support promises, generators, streams, and native types. Thin wrapper around kind-of module. | homepage
* kind-error: Base class for easily creating meaningful and quiet by default Error classes with sane defaults and assertion in mind. | homepage
* kind-of: Get the native type of a value. | homepage
* kind-of-extra: Extends kind-of type check utility with support for promises, generators, streams and errors. Like kindof(Promise.resolve(1)) === 'promise'` and etc. | homepage
* kind-of-types: List of all javascript types. Used and useful for checking, validation, sanitizing and testing. Like isStream, isPromise, isWeakset and etc. | homepage

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
But before doing anything, please read the CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines.

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