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js: is_empty object
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// Speed up calls to hasOwnProperty | |
var hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty; | |
function is_empty(obj) { | |
// null and undefined are empty | |
if (obj == null) return true; | |
// Assume if it has a length property with a non-zero value | |
// that that property is correct. | |
if (obj.length && obj.length > 0) return false; | |
if (obj.length === 0) return true; | |
for (var key in obj) { | |
if (hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)) return false; | |
} | |
return true; | |
} | |
// Examples | |
// console.log( | |
// is_empty(""), // True | |
// is_empty([]), // True | |
// is_empty({}), // True | |
// is_empty({length: 0, custom_property: []}), // True | |
// is_empty("Hello"), // False | |
// is_empty([1,2,3]), // False | |
// is_empty({test: 1}), // False | |
// is_empty({length: 3, custom_property: [1,2,3]}) // False | |
// ); |
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