grjan7/get-dtype-of

An utility npm package to return data type.

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