better-type

JavaScript function which defines proper types in JavaScript variable or object

#How it works?

We will look for proper Object names otherwise a Class name (I know a taboo name).

if a name is not present, we assume it's an Annonymous function

There typeOf outputs two messages in the format of [type Name]:

- type // object || class
- name // name || Annonymous    

Note: that name is the function//constructor name, or Annonymous, Note: name is always capital (first letter), or left as defined by the function, otherwise unexpected letter casing could go wrong.

#Contributions This is an innitial draft, and would be open to improvements if I have forgotten something.

#How to use?

    //in javascript
    var value = "test me"
    typeOf(myValue); //output: "object String"
    
    //in coffee script
    value = "test me"
    typeOf myValue; #output "object String"

#The javascript test list/array

list = [
  ""
  new String("")
  NaN
  0
  Infinity
  -1
  new Number("2")
  "2"
  true
  null
  undefined
  []
  new Array
  Array()
  {}
  new Object()
  ->
  typeOf("")
  new typeOf()
  new Date()
  new Animal("Ben")
  new Animal()
  Animal()
  Animal("ben")
  Animal
  new Person()
  Person()
  Person
]

##Which outputs

//returned value            //input                       //input details (as seen in chrome debug tool)
==============================================================================================================
[object String]    :        ""                          : ""
[object String]    :        new String("")              : String
[object Number]    :        NaN                         : NaN
[object Number]    :        0                           : 0
[object Number]    :        Infinity                    : Infinity
[object Number]    :        -1                          : -1
[object Number]    :        new Number("2")             : Number
[object String]    :        "2"                         : "2"
[object Boolean]   :        true                        : true
[object Null]      :        null                        : null
[object Undefined] :        undefined                   : undefined
[object Array]     :        []                          : Array[0]
[object Array]     :        new Array                   : Array[0]
[object Array]     :        Array()                     : Array[0]
[class Object]     :        {}                          : Object
[class Object]     :        new Object()                : Object
[object Annonymous]:        ->                          : function () {}
[object String]    :        typeOf("")                  : "[object String]"
[class typeOf]     :        new typeOf()                : typeOf
[object Date]      :        new Date()                  : Fri Jul 25 2014 16:41:39 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
[class Animal]     :        new Animal("Ben")           : Animal
[class Animal]     :        new Animal()                : Animal
[object String]    :        Animal()                    : "undefined"
[object String]    :        Animal("ben")               : "ben"
[object Animal]    :        Animal                      : function Animal(name) { this.name = name;    return this.name; }
[class Annonymous] :        new Person()                : Person
[object String]    :        Person()                    : "Tom"
[object Annonymous]:        Person                      : function () { return "Tom"; }