type-name
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type-name

Just a reasonable typeof

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DESCRIPTION

typeName function returns reasonable type name for input value.

description input result
null literal null 'null'
undefined value undefined 'undefined'
string literal 'foo' 'string'
number literal 5 'number'
boolean literal false 'boolean'
regexp literal (Android 4.1+) /^not/ 'RegExp'
array literal ['foo', 4] 'Array'
object literal {name: 'bar'} 'Object' (be careful!)
function expression function () {} 'function'
String object new String('foo') 'String'
Number object new Number('3') 'Number'
Boolean object new Boolean('1') 'Boolean'
Date object new Date() 'Date'
RegExp object (Android 4.1+) new RegExp('^not', 'g') 'RegExp'
Array object new Array() 'Array'
Object object new Object() 'Object'
Function object new Function('x', 'y', 'return x + y') 'function' (be careful!)
Error object new Error('error!') 'Error'
TypeError object new TypeError('type error!') 'TypeError'
NaN NaN 'number'
Infinity Infinity 'number'
Math Math 'Math'
JSON (IE8+) JSON 'JSON'
arguments object (IE9+) (function(){ return arguments; })() 'Arguments'
User-defined constructor new Person('alice', 5) 'Person'
Anonymous constructor new AnonPerson('bob', 4) ''
Named class new(class Foo { constructor() {} }) 'Foo'
Anonymous class new(class { constructor() {} }) ''
Symbol Symbol("FOO") 'symbol'
Promise Promise.resolve(1) 'Promise'

EXAMPLE

var typeName = require('type-name');
var assert = require('assert');
 
assert(typeName(null) === 'null');
assert(typeName(undefined) === 'undefined');
assert(typeName('foo') === 'string');
assert(typeName(5) === 'number');
assert(typeName(false) === 'boolean');
assert(typeName(/^not/) === 'RegExp');
assert(typeName(['foo', 4]) === 'Array');
assert(typeName({name: 'bar'}) === 'Object');
assert(typeName(function () {}) === 'function');
assert(typeName(new String('foo')) === 'String');
assert(typeName(new Number('3')) === 'Number');
assert(typeName(new Boolean('1')) === 'Boolean');
assert(typeName(new Date()) === 'Date');
assert(typeName(new RegExp('^not', 'g')) === 'RegExp');
assert(typeName(new Array()) === 'Array');
assert(typeName(new Object()) === 'Object');
assert(typeName(new Function('x', 'y', 'return x + y')) === 'function');
assert(typeName(new Error('error!')) === 'Error');
assert(typeName(new TypeError('type error!')) === 'TypeError');
assert(typeName(NaN) === 'number');
assert(typeName(Infinity) === 'number');
assert(typeName(Math) === 'Math');
assert(typeName(JSON) === 'JSON'); // IE8+
assert(typeName((function(){ return arguments; })()) === 'Arguments');  // IE9+
assert(typeName(Symbol("FOO")) === 'symbol');
assert(typeName(Promise.resolve(1)) === 'Promise');
 
function Person(name, age) {
    this.name = name;
    this.age = age;
}
 
var AnonPerson = function(name, age) {
    this.name = name;
    this.age = age;
};
 
assert(typeName(new Person('alice', 5)) === 'Person');
assert(typeName(new AnonPerson('bob', 4)) === '');
 
assert(typeName(new(class Foo { constructor() {} })) === 'Foo');
assert(typeName(new(class { constructor() {} })) === '');

INSTALL

via npm

Install

$ npm install --save type-name

Use

var typeName = require('type-name');
console.log(typeName(anyVar));

use type-name npm module on browser

typeName function is exported

<script type="text/javascript" src="./path/to/node_modules/type-name/build/type-name.js"></script>

via bower

Install

$ bower install --save type-name

Load (typeName function is exported)

<script type="text/javascript" src="./path/to/bower_components/type-name/build/type-name.js"></script>

Use

console.log(typeName(anyVar));

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2.0.2

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