Check if a value is an object in JavaScript

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Danny Fox picture Danny Fox · Dec 14, 2011 · Viewed 1.3M times · Source

How do you check if a value is an object in JavaScript?

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Chuck picture Chuck · Dec 14, 2011

If typeof yourVariable === 'object', it's an object or null. If you want to exclude null, just make it typeof yourVariable === 'object' && yourVariable !== null.

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