Flattens a nested javascript object into a flat object with long keys with .'s and [0]'s

FlattenJavascriptObject.js

/* Flattens a nested javascript object into a flat object with long keys with .'s and [0]'s */
function FlattenJavaScriptObject(toFlatten, prefix) {

    var result = {};

    var traveseObject = function (theObject, path) {
        if (!(typeof theObject === 'string') && theObject instanceof Array) {
            for (var i = 0; i < theObject.length; i++) {
                var key = path + "[" + i + "]";
                if (typeof theObject[i] === 'string') {
                    result[key] = theObject[i];
                } else {
                    traveseObject(theObject[i], key);
                }
            }
        }
        else {
            if (path.length > 0) {
                path = path + ".";
            }
            for (var prop in theObject) {
                if (theObject[prop] instanceof Object || (theObject[prop] instanceof Array && !(typeof theObject[prop] === 'string' || theObject[prop] instanceof String)))
                    traveseObject(theObject[prop], path + prop);
                else {
                    var key = path + prop;
                    result[key] = theObject[prop];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    traveseObject(toFlatten, prefix);

    return result;
}