Validates if a value is a string primitive.
npm install validate.io-string-primitiveString Primitive
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> Validates if a value is a string primitive.
`` bash`
$ npm install validate.io-string-primitive
For use in the browser, use browserify.
` javascript`
var isString = require( 'validate.io-string-primitive' );
#### isString( value )
Validates if a value is a string primitive.
` javascript
var value = 'beep';
var bool = isString( value );
// returns true
`
` javascript
var isString = require( 'validate.io-string-primitive' );
console.log( isString( 'beep' ) );
// returns true
console.log( isString( new String( 'beep' ) ) );
// returns false
console.log( isString( 5 ) );
// returns false
`
To run the example code from the top-level application directory,
` bash`
$ node ./examples/index.js
Unit tests use the Mocha test framework with Chai assertions. To run the tests, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
` bash`
$ make test
All new feature development should have corresponding unit tests to validate correct functionality.
This repository uses Istanbul as its code coverage tool. To generate a test coverage report, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
` bash`
$ make test-cov
Istanbul creates a ./reports/coverage directory. To access an HTML version of the report,
` bash``
$ make view-cov
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