mathjs/lib/util/types.js
2013-11-21 13:13:26 +01:00

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/**
* Determine the type of a variable
*
* typeof(x)
*
* @param {*} x
* @return {String} type Lower case type, for example 'number', 'string',
* 'array', 'date'.
*/
exports.type = function type (x) {
var type = typeof x;
if (type === 'object') {
if (x === null) {
return 'null';
}
if (x instanceof Boolean) {
return 'boolean';
}
if (x instanceof Number) {
return 'number';
}
if (x instanceof String) {
return 'string';
}
if (Array.isArray(x)) {
return 'array';
}
if (x instanceof Date) {
return 'date';
}
}
return type;
};