» Javascript equivalent for PHP's is_object

PHP to Javascript Project: php.js

php.jsThis article is part of the 'Porting PHP to Javascript' Project, which aims to decrease the gap between developing for PHP & Javascript.

A lot of people are familiar with PHP's functions, and though Javascript functions are often quite similar, some functions may be missing or addressed differently. The Javascript implementations should be as compliant with the PHP versions as possible, a good indication is that the PHP function manual could also apply to the Javascript version.

Porting crucial PHP functions to Javascript can be fun & useful. Currently some PHP functions have been added, but readers are encouraged to contribute and improve functions by adding comments. Eventually the goal is to save all the functions in one php.js file and make it publicly available for your coding pleasure.

If you choose to contribute, let me know how you want to be credited in the function's comments. You may also want to subscribe to RSS so you receive updates whenever new functions are posted.

This is a Javascript version of the PHP function: is_object.

PHP is_object

Description

is_object - Finds whether a variable is an object

bool is_object ( mixed var)

Finds whether the given variable is an object.

Parameters

  • var

    The variable being evaluated.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if var is an object, FALSE otherwise.

See Also

Javascript is_object

Source

This is the main source of the Javascript version of PHP's is_object

function is_object( mixed_var ){
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: Legaev Andrey
    // +   improved by: Michael White (http://crestidg.com)
    // *     example 1: is_object('23');
    // *     returns 1: false
    // *     example 2: is_object({foo: 'bar'});
    // *     returns 2: true
    // *     example 3: is_object(null);
    // *     returns 3: false
 
    if(mixed_var instanceof Array) {
        return false;
    } else {
        return (mixed_var !== null) && (typeof( mixed_var ) == 'object');
    }
}

Examples

Currently there are 3 examples

Example 1

This is how you could call is_object()
is_object('23');
And that would return
false

Example 2

This is how you could call is_object()
is_object({foo: 'bar'});
And that would return
true

Example 3

This is how you could call is_object()
is_object(null);
And that would return
false

More about this Project

Download php.js

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Testing the functions

The number of functions is growing fast and so it becomes hard to maintain quality.

To defeat that danger of bad code, syntax errors, etc, I've added a new feature: php.js tester.

It is an automatically generated page that includes ALL functions in your browser, and then extracts specific testing information from each function's comments. This info is then used to run the function, and the return value is compared to a predefined one.

This way code is always checked on syntax errors, and if it doesn't function correctly anymore after an update, we should also be able to detect it more easily.

If you want, go check it out.


Credits

Respect & awards go to everybody who has contributed in some way so far:

medalmedalMichael White (link) for contributing to:
 array_count_values, get_included_files, include, include_once, require, require_once, md5, number_format, parse_str, printf, sha1, sprintf, str_pad, strnatcmp, http_build_query, floatval, is_object, print_r
spacemedal_argos for contributing to:
 array_fill, array_pad, array_product, array_rand, compact, count, range, abs, defined, ip2long, long2ip, implode, strcmp, ucwords
spacemedalJonas Raoni Soares Silva (link) for contributing to:
 shuffle, abs, setcookie, number_format, number_format, soundex, str_repeat, str_replace, str_rot13, ucwords, wordwrap, wordwrap
spacemedalLegaev Andrey for contributing to:
 end, reset, file, file_get_contents, function_exists, include, include_once, http_build_query, is_array, is_object
spacemedalAtes Goral (link) for contributing to:
 array_change_key_case, array_count_values, array_diff_key, get_class, preg_quote, addslashes, count_chars, str_rot13, stripslashes
spacemedalPhilip Peterson for contributing to:
 sizeof, round, echo, nl2br, str_replace, strchr, urldecode, urlencode, var_export
spacemedalMartijn Wieringa for contributing to:
 str_ireplace, str_split, strcasecmp, stripos, strnatcmp, substr
spacemedalWebtoolkit.info (link) for contributing to:
 crc32, md5, sha1, utf8_decode, utf8_encode
 
spacemedalCarlos R. L. Rodrigues (link) for contributing to:
 array_chunk, array_unique, date, levenshtein
spacemedalAsh Searle (link) for contributing to:
 basename, printf, sprintf
spacemedalErkekjetter for contributing to:
 ltrim, rtrim, trim
spacemedalmarrtins for contributing to:
 array_change_key_case, addslashes, stripslashes
spacemedalAlfonso Jimenez (link) for contributing to:
 array_reduce, strpbrk
spacemedalAman Gupta for contributing to:
 base64_decode, utf8_decode
spacemedalArpad Ray (mailto:arpad@php.net) for contributing to:
 serialize, unserialize
spacemedalKarol Kowalski for contributing to:
 array_reverse, abs
spacemedalThunder.m for contributing to:
 base64_decode, base64_encode
spacemedalTyler Akins (link) for contributing to:
 base64_decode, base64_encode
spacemedalmdsjack (link) for contributing to:
 include, trim
spacemedalAlexander Ermolaev (link) for contributing to:
 trim
spacemedalAllan Jensen (link) for contributing to:
 number_format
spacemedalAndrea Giammarchi (link) for contributing to:
 array_map
spacemedalBayron Guevara for contributing to:
 base64_encode
spacemedalBenjamin Lupton for contributing to:
 number_format
spacemedalBrad Touesnard for contributing to:
 date
spacemedalBrett Zamir for contributing to:
 str_split
spacemedalCagri Ekin for contributing to:
 parse_str
spacemedalCord for contributing to:
 is_array
spacemedalDavid for contributing to:
 is_numeric
spacemedalDavid James for contributing to:
 get_class
spacemedalDxGx for contributing to:
 trim
spacemedalFGFEmperor for contributing to:
 mktime
spacemedalFelix Geisendoerfer (link) for contributing to:
 array_key_exists
spacemedalFremyCompany for contributing to:
 isset
spacemedalGabriel Paderni for contributing to:
 str_replace
spacemedalLeslie Hoare for contributing to:
 rand
spacemedalLincoln Ramsay for contributing to:
 basename
spacemedalMeEtc (link) for contributing to:
 date
spacemedalMick@el for contributing to:
 stripslashes
spacemedalNick Callen for contributing to:
 wordwrap
spacemedalOzh for contributing to:
 dirname
spacemedalPedro Tainha (link) for contributing to:
 unserialize
spacemedalPeter-Paul Koch (link) for contributing to:
 date
spacemedalPhilippe Baumann for contributing to:
 empty
spacemedalSakimori for contributing to:
 strlen
spacemedalSanjoy Roy for contributing to:
 array_diff
spacemedalSimon Willison (link) for contributing to:
 str_replace
spacemedalSteve Clay for contributing to:
 function_exists
spacemedalSteve Hilder for contributing to:
 strcmp
spacemedalSteven Levithan (link) for contributing to:
 trim
spacemedalT0bsn for contributing to:
 crc32
spacemedalThiago Mata (link) for contributing to:
 call_user_func_array
spacemedalTim Wiel for contributing to:
 date
spacemedalXoraX (link) for contributing to:
 dirname
spacemedalbaris ozdil for contributing to:
 mktime
spacemedalbooeyOH for contributing to:
 preg_quote
spacemedaldjmix for contributing to:
 basename
spacemedalduncan for contributing to:
 array_unique
spacemedalecho is bad for contributing to:
 echo
spacemedalgabriel paderni for contributing to:
 mktime
spacemedalger for contributing to:
 html_entity_decode
spacemedaljohn (link) for contributing to:
 html_entity_decode
spacemedalkenneth for contributing to:
 explode
spacemedalpenutbutterjelly for contributing to:
 str_ireplace
spacemedalstensi for contributing to:
 intval

Your name here?

Contributing is as easy as adding a comment with better code, or code for a new function.
Any contribution leading to improvement will directly get your name & link here.


Coming Project features

Project features that we are currently working on:

  • Versioning. Individual functions are versioned, but the entire library should be versioned as well.
  • Light. A lightweight version of php.js should be made available with only common functions in it.

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#5. Kevin on 03 March 2008

Kevin@ Michael White: Good point, added!

#4. Michael White on 03 March 2008

Michael WhiteWhy do I make things more complicated than they really are? Here is a much more sensible version that based on the content of the is_array() method. I apologize for polluting your message boards with the previous post.

function is_object( mixed_var ){
  if(mixed_var instanceof Array) {
    return false;
  } else {
    return (mixed_var !== null) && (typeof( mixed_var ) == 'object');
  }
}
http://crestidg.com

#3. Michael White on 03 March 2008

Michael WhiteI found a way to detect the difference between objects and arrays. There is an incredibly slight change that you pass an array to this function and it still returns true but I'll explain that after the code.

alert("Obj: " + is_object({foo: "bar"}));
alert("Arr: " + is_object(["foo", "bar"]));
 
function is_object( mixed_var ){
  if(typeof(mixed_var.join) != "function") {
      return (mixed_var !== null) && (typeof( mixed_var ) == 'object');
  } else {
    return false;
  }
}
Ok, this works by checking to see if there is a property of the array named "join" that contains a function object. If not then we know this is an object. If it is then we can reasonably assume that it is an array. I chose the join() method of arrays simply because it has been implemented since Netscape 3.0 and IE 3.0 and so should exist if you are working with an array. http://crestidg.com

#2. Kevin on 01 March 2008

Kevin@ Legaev Andrey: updated, thanks again Legaev!

#1. Legaev Andrey on 01 March 2008

Legaev AndreyHi I found few errors: 1. typeof null returns 'object', but this is not an object. 2. Original PHP function returns false if you pass array as parameter, but in JS returns 'object'. If we want fully emulate PHP function we should handle this case.

function is_object( mixed_var ){
    return (mixed_var !== null) && (typeof( mixed_var ) == 'object');
}