Real type checking

checkType.js

// Real type checker
module.exports = function (object) {
    return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj).slice(8, -1)
}

example.js

var checkType = require('./checkType');

checkType({});
// -> "Object"

checkType([]);
// -> "Array"

checkType(9);
// -> "Number"

checkType('');
// -> "String"

checkType(new Date());
// -> "Date"

checkType(function(){});
// -> "Function""

checkType(/regxp/);
// -> "RegExp"