get-dtype-of

Description

This package returns the type of input. By default, the returned data type can be a string | number | boolean | array | object | null | undefined | function. Setting refineObject to true returns the refined type of object (e.g., Date, Map, Set, Buffer, EventEmitter).

Installation

  npm i get-dtype-of

Usage

getTypeOf(input, refineObject)

• input | any
• refineObject | boolean | default: false

Examples

  const getTypeOf = require('get-dtype-of');

| Without Option | Returns | With Option (refineObject: true) | Returns | | :-----------------------------|:----------|:--------------------------------------|:----------| | | | | | | getTypeOf("Hello") | string | getTypeOf("Hello", true) | string | | | | | | | getTypeOf(412) | number | getTypeOf(412, true) | number | | | | | | | getTypeOf(true) | boolean | getTypeOf(true, true) | boolean | | | | | | | getTypeOf(undefined) | undefined | getTypeOf(undefined, true) | undefined | | | | | | | getTypeOf(["a", "b"]) | array | getTypeOf(["a", "b"], true) | array | | | | | | | getTypeOf(null) | null | getTypeOf(null, true) | null | | | | | | | getTypeOf(stream) | function | getTypeOf(stream, true) | function | | | | | | | getTypeOf({ name: "John" }) | object | getTypeOf({ name: "John" }, true) | object | | | | | | | getTypeOf(/[a-z]/) | object | getTypeOf(/[a-z]/, true) | RegExp | | | | | | | getTypeOf(new Date()) | object | getTypeOf(new Date(), true) | Date | | | | | | | getTypeOf(new Set()) | object | getTypeOf(new Set(), true) | Set | | | | | |