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doc: document deprecation of util.is* functions #2447

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Expand Up @@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ formatted according to the returned Object. This is similar to how

## util.isArray(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Internal alias for Array.isArray.

Returns `true` if the given "object" is an `Array`. `false` otherwise.
Expand All @@ -180,9 +182,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is an `Array`. `false` otherwise.
util.isArray({})
// false


## util.isRegExp(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `RegExp`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
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util.isRegExp({})
// false


## util.isDate(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Date`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
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util.isDate({})
// false


## util.isError(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is an `Error`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -222,9 +227,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is an `Error`. `false` otherwise.
util.isError({ name: 'Error', message: 'an error occurred' })
// false


## util.isBoolean(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Boolean`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -236,9 +242,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Boolean`. `false` otherwise.
util.isBoolean(false)
// true


## util.isNull(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is strictly `null`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -250,9 +257,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is strictly `null`. `false` otherwise.
util.isNull(null)
// true


## util.isNullOrUndefined(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is `null` or `undefined`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -264,9 +272,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is `null` or `undefined`. `false` otherwise
util.isNullOrUndefined(null)
// true


## util.isNumber(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Number`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
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util.isNumber(NaN)
// true


## util.isString(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `String`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
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util.isString(5)
// false


## util.isSymbol(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Symbol`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -310,9 +321,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Symbol`. `false` otherwise.
util.isSymbol(Symbol('foo'))
// true


## util.isUndefined(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is `undefined`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -325,9 +337,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is `undefined`. `false` otherwise.
util.isUndefined(null)
// false


## util.isObject(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is strictly an `Object` __and__ not a
`Function`. `false` otherwise.

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util.isObject(function(){})
// false


## util.isFunction(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Function`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
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util.isFunction(Bar)
// true


## util.isPrimitive(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a primitive type. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -385,9 +400,10 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is a primitive type. `false` otherwise.
util.isPrimitive(new Date())
// false


## util.isBuffer(object)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated

Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Buffer`. `false` otherwise.

var util = require('util');
Expand All @@ -399,7 +415,6 @@ Returns `true` if the given "object" is a `Buffer`. `false` otherwise.
util.isBuffer(new Buffer('hello world'))
// true


## util.inherits(constructor, superConstructor)

Inherit the prototype methods from one
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