Better 'typeof'. Detects real type of the objects like 'Array()', 'new Number(1)', 'new Boolean(true)', etc.
npm install precise-typeofBetter typeof. Detects real type of the objects like Array(), new Number(1), new Boolean(true), etc.







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``sh`
$ yarn add precise-typeof
or
`sh`
$ npm install --save precise-typeof
`javascript
var typeOf = require('precise-typeof');
typeOf({}); // -> 'object'
typeOf(new function(){}); // -> 'object'
typeOf([]); // -> 'array'
typeOf(25); // -> 'number'
typeOf(Infinity); // -> 'number'
typeOf('ABC'); // -> 'string'
typeOf(function(){}); // -> 'function'
typeOf(Math.sin); // -> 'function'
typeOf(undefined); // -> 'undefined'
typeOf(true); // -> 'boolean'
typeOf(null); // -> 'null'
typeOf(NaN); // -> 'nan'
// object values
typeOf(new Object()); // -> 'object'
typeOf(new Array()); // -> 'array'
typeOf(new Number(5)); // -> 'number'
typeOf(new Number(Infinity)); // -> 'number'
typeOf(new String('ABC')); // -> 'string'
typeOf(new Function('a', 'b', 'return a + b')); // -> 'function'
typeOf(new Boolean()); // -> 'boolean'
typeOf(new Number('blabla')); // -> 'nan'
// instances
typeOf(new function Moment(){}); // -> 'object'
// special objects
typeOf(/s/); // -> 'regexp'
typeOf(new Date()); // -> 'date'
typeOf(Math); // -> 'math'
typeOf(new Error()); // -> 'error'
typeOf(arguments); // -> 'arguments'
// node
typeOf(global); // -> 'global'
typeOf(process); // -> 'process'
typeOf(Buffer('B')); // -> 'buffer'
typeOf(new Buffer(2)); // -> 'buffer'
typeOf(Buffer([62, 64, 66])); // -> 'buffer'
// es6
typeOf(Symbol('A')); // -> 'symbol'
// browser
typeOf(window); // -> 'global'
typeOf(document); // -> 'html'
typeOf(document.body); // -> 'html'
typeOf(document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0]); // -> 'html'
typeOf(document.getElementsByTagName('div')); // -> 'html'
typeOf(document.createElement('a')); // -> 'html'
typeOf(document.createTextNode('Abcd')); // -> 'text'
typeOf(document.createComment('abcd')); // -> 'comment'
typeOf(document.createEvent('Event')); // -> 'event'
typeOf(document.createEvent('UIEvents')); // -> 'event'
typeOf(document.createEvent('HTMLEvents')); // -> 'event'
typeOf(document.createEvent('MouseEvents')); // -> 'event'
`
With pojoOnly flag it only reports Plain-Old Javascript Objects as object,Moment
and reports "instances" by their constructor names (e.g. for moment instance).unknown
In case if object was created from the nameless function, it will be reported as .
`javascript
var typeOf = require('precise-typeof');
// reported differently with {pojoOnly: true}
typeOf(new function Moment(){}, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'Moment'
typeOf(new function ABC(){}, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'ABC'
typeOf(new function(){}, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'unknown'
// same with or without {pojoOnly: true}
typeOf({}, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'object'
typeOf([], {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'array'
typeOf(25, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'number'
typeOf(Infinity, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'number'
typeOf('ABC', {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'string'
typeOf(function(){}, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'function'
typeOf(Math.sin, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'function'
typeOf(undefined, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'undefined'
typeOf(true, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'boolean'
typeOf(null, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'null'
typeOf(NaN, {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'nan'
typeOf(new Object(), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'object'
typeOf(new Array(), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'array'
typeOf(new Number(5), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'number'
typeOf(new Number(Infinity), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'number'
typeOf(new String('ABC'), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'string'
typeOf(new Function(), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'function'
typeOf(new Boolean(), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'boolean'
typeOf(new Number('blabla'), {pojoOnly: true}); // -> 'nan'
``
Precise-TypeOf is released under the MIT license.