| 1 | # isobject [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/isobject)
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| 3 | > Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.
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| 4 |
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| 5 | ## Install
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| 6 |
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| 7 | Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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| 8 |
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| 9 | ```sh
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| 10 | $ npm install --save isobject
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| 11 | ```
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| 12 |
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| 13 | Install with [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com):
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| 14 |
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| 15 | ```sh
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| 16 | $ yarn add isobject
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| 17 | ```
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| 18 |
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| 19 | Use [is-plain-object](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object) if you want only objects that are created by the `Object` constructor.
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| 20 |
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| 21 | ## Install
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| 22 |
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| 23 | Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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| 24 |
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| 25 | ```sh
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| 26 | $ npm install isobject
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| 27 | ```
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| 28 | Install with [bower](https://bower.io/)
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| 29 |
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| 30 | ```sh
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| 31 | $ bower install isobject
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| 32 | ```
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| 33 |
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| 34 | ## Usage
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| 35 |
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| 36 | ```js
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| 37 | var isObject = require('isobject');
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| 38 | ```
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| 39 |
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| 40 | **True**
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| 41 |
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| 42 | All of the following return `true`:
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| 43 |
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| 44 | ```js
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| 45 | isObject({});
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| 46 | isObject(Object.create({}));
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| 47 | isObject(Object.create(Object.prototype));
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| 48 | isObject(Object.create(null));
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| 49 | isObject({});
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| 50 | isObject(new Foo);
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| 51 | isObject(/foo/);
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| 52 | ```
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| 53 |
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| 54 | **False**
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| 55 |
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| 56 | All of the following return `false`:
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| 57 |
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| 58 | ```js
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| 59 | isObject();
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| 60 | isObject(function () {});
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| 61 | isObject(1);
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| 62 | isObject([]);
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| 63 | isObject(undefined);
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| 64 | isObject(null);
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| 65 | ```
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| 66 |
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| 67 | ## About
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| 68 |
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| 69 | ### Related projects
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| 70 |
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| 71 | * [extend-shallow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/extend-shallow): Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/extend-shallow "Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util.")
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| 72 | * [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.")
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| 73 | * [kind-of](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kind-of): Get the native type of a value. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of "Get the native type of a value.")
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| 74 | * [merge-deep](https://www.npmjs.com/package/merge-deep): Recursively merge values in a javascript object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/merge-deep "Recursively merge values in a javascript object.")
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| 75 |
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| 76 | ### Contributing
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| 77 |
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| 78 | Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
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| 79 |
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| 80 | ### Contributors
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| 81 |
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| 82 | | **Commits** | **Contributor** |
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| 83 | | --- | --- |
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| 84 | | 29 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
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| 85 | | 4 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
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| 86 | | 1 | [magnudae](https://github.com/magnudae) |
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| 87 | | 1 | [LeSuisse](https://github.com/LeSuisse) |
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| 88 | | 1 | [tmcw](https://github.com/tmcw) |
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| 89 |
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| 90 | ### Building docs
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| 91 |
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| 92 | _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
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| 93 |
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| 94 | To generate the readme, run the following command:
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| 95 |
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| 96 | ```sh
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| 97 | $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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| 98 | ```
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| 99 |
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| 100 | ### Running tests
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| 101 |
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| 102 | Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
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| 103 |
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| 104 | ```sh
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| 105 | $ npm install && npm test
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| 106 | ```
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| 107 |
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| 108 | ### Author
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| 109 |
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| 110 | **Jon Schlinkert**
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| 111 |
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| 112 | * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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| 113 | * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
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| 114 |
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| 115 | ### License
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| 116 |
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| 117 | Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
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| 118 | Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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| 119 |
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| 120 | ***
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| 121 |
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| 122 | _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on June 30, 2017._ |
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