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Created June 27, 2012 14:32
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Utility method to get class of any JS object
function getClass(obj) {
if (typeof obj === "undefined")
return "undefined";
if (obj === null)
return "null";
return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj)
.match(/^\[object\s(.*)\]$/)[1];
}
getClass("") === "String";
getClass(true) === "Boolean";
getClass(0) === "Number";
getClass([]) === "Array";
getClass({}) === "Object";
getClass(null) === "null";
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