JavaScript: typeof operator
Description
The typeof operator is used to get the data type (returns a string) of its operand. The operand can be either a literal or a data structure such as a variable, a function, or an object. The operator returns the data type.
Syntax
typeof operand or typeof (operand)
There are six possible values that typeof returns: object, boolean, function, number, string, and undefined. The following table summarizes possible values returned by the typeof operator.
Type of the operand | Result |
---|---|
Object | "object" |
boolean | "boolean" |
function | "function" |
number | "number" |
string | "string" |
undefined | "undefined" |
Examples of typeof operator: string
typeof ""
typeof "abc"
typeof (typeof 1)
Examples of typeof operator: number
typeof 17
typeof -14.56
typeof 4E-3
typeof Infinity
typeof Math.LN2
typeof NaN
Examples of typeof operator: boolean
typeof false
typeof true
Examples of typeof operator: function
typeof Math.tan
typeof function(){}
Examples of typeof operator: object
typeof {a:1}
typeof new Date()
typeof null
typeof /a-z/
typeof Math
typeof JSON
Examples of typeof operator: undefined
typeof undefined
typeof abc
More examples on typeof operator
typeof(4+7); //returns number
typeof("4"+"7"); //returns string
typeof(4*"7"); //returns number
typeof(4+"7"); //returns string
What is the difference between typeof myvar and typeof(myvar) in JavaScript?
There is absolutely no difference between typeof myvar and typeof(myvar). The output of the following codes will be same i.e. "undefined".
alert(typeof myvar);
alert(typeof(myvar));
How to detect an undefined object property in JavaScript?
The following method is the best way to detect an undefined object property in JavaScript.
if (typeof xyz === "undefined")
alert("xyz is undefined");
How to check whether a variable is defined in JavaScript or not?
The following method is the best way to detect an undefined object property in JavaScript.
if (typeof xyz === "undefined")
alert("Varaible is undefined");
else
alert("Variable is defined");
The following example tests the data type of variables.
JS Code
var index = 8;
var result = (typeof index === 'number');
alert(result);
// Output: true
var description = "w3resource";
var result = (typeof description === 'string');
alert(result);
// Output: true
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How to insert an item into an array at a specific index (JavaScript)?
What you want is the splice function on the native array object.
arr.splice(index, 0, item); will insert item into arr at the specified index (deleting 0 items first, that is, it's just an insert). In this example we will create an array and add an element to it into index 2:
var arr = []; arr[0] = "Jani"; arr[1] = "Hege"; arr[2] = "Stale"; arr[3] = "Kai Jim"; arr[4] = "Borge"; console.log(arr.join()); arr.splice(2, 0, "Lene"); console.log(arr.join());
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