JavaScript: Validate whether a given value is object or not
JavaScript validation: Exercise-6 with Solution
Write a JavaScript function to validate whether a given value is an object or not.
Sample Solution: -
HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript function to validate whether a given value is object or not.</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code:
function is_object(value)
{
var datatype = typeof value;
return datatype === 'function' || datatype === 'object' && !!value;
}
console.log(is_object({name: 'Robert'}));
console.log(is_object('bar'));
console.log(is_object(72));
Sample Output:
true false false
Flowchart:

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