Get the [[Class]] of a value.
By default, all objects that aren't Number, String, Boolean, Function, RegExp, Array, Date, or Error will return "Object" unless an optional second argument is passed.
If a second argument is passed, and true, the global object will return "global" and other non-plain-objects will return their parsed [[Class]] name. The "other non-plain-objects" bit might not be reliable across all implementations, so exercise caution when using it.
Based on prior work by Angus Croll, Kit Cambridge and myself.
This code should work just fine in Node.js:
var getClass = require('lib/getclass').getClass;
getClass("foo") // "String"Or in the browser:
<script src="dist/ba-getclass.min.js"></script>
<script>
getClass("foo") // "String"
</script>In the browser, you can attach getClass to any object.
<script>
this.exports = Bocoup.utils;
</script>
<script src="dist/ba-getclass.min.js"></script>
<script>
Bocoup.utils.getClass("foo") // "String"
</script>// Null:
getClass(null) // "Null"
// Undefined:
getClass(undefined) // "Undefined"
// Number (primitive or object):
getClass(123) // "Number"
getClass(Number(123)) // "Number"
getClass(new Number(123)) // "Number"
// String (primitive or object):
getClass("foo") // "String"
getClass(String("foo")) // "String"
getClass(new String("foo")) // "String"
// Boolean (primitive or object):
getClass(true) // "Boolean"
getClass(Boolean(true)) // "Boolean"
getClass(new Boolean(true)) // "Boolean"
// Function:
getClass(function() {}) // "Function"
getClass(new Function("return 1;")) // "Function"
// RegExp:
getClass(/^z?omg$/i) // "RegExp"
getClass(new RegExp("^z?zomg$", "i")) // "RegExp"
// Array:
getClass([1, 2, 3]) // "Array"
getClass(Array(10)) // "Array"
getClass(Array(1, 2, 3)) // "Array"
getClass(new Array(10)) // "Array"
getClass(new Array(1, 2, 3)) // "Array"
// Date:
getClass(new Date()) // "Date"
// Error:
getClass(new Error("foo")) // "Error"
getClass(new EvalError("foo")) // "Error"
getClass(new RangeError("foo")) // "Error"
getClass(new ReferenceError("foo")) // "Error"
getClass(new SyntaxError("foo")) // "Error"
getClass(new TypeError("foo")) // "Error"
// Object:
getClass({}) // "Object"
getClass(new function() {}) // "Object"
getClass(global) // "Object"
getClass(JSON) // "Object"
getClass(window) // "Object"
getClass(document) // "Object"
getClass(document.body) // "Object"
// Object, specifically:
getClass({}, true) // "Object"
getClass(new function() {}, true) // "Object"
getClass(global, true) // "global"
getClass(JSON, true) // "JSON"
getClass(window, true) // "global"
getClass(document, true) // "HTMLDocument"
getClass(document.body, true) // "HTMLBodyElement"For now, look at the unit tests.
In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using grunt.
Also, please don't edit files in the "dist" subdirectory as they are generated via grunt. You'll find source code in the "lib" subdirectory!
Nothing official yet...
Copyright (c) 2011 "Cowboy" Ben Alman
Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
http://benalman.com/about/license/