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1. JavaScript Objects > The typeof Operator Used on Primitive and Complex Value...
The typeof Operator Used on Primitive and Complex Values
The typeof operator can be used
to return the type of value you are dealing with. But the values returned
from it are not exactly consistent or what some might say, logical. The
following code exhibits the returned values from using the typeof operator.
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><body><script> // primitive values var myNull = null; var myUndefined = undefined; var primitiveString1 = "string"; var primitiveString2 = String('string'); var primitiveNumber1 = 10; var primitiveNumber2 = Number('10'); var primitiveBoolean1 = true; var primitiveBoolean2 = Boolean('true'); console.log(typeof myNull); // logs object? WHAT? Be aware... console.log(typeof myUndefined); // logs undefined console.log(typeof primitiveString1, typeof primitiveString2); // logs string string console.log(typeof primitiveNumber1, typeof primitiveNumber2); // logs number number console.log(typeof primitiveBoolean1, typeof primitiveBoolean2); // logs boolean boolean // Complex Values var myNumber = new Number(23); var myString = new String('male'); var myBoolean = new Boolean(false); var myObject = new Object(); var myArray = new Array('foo', 'bar'); var myFunction = new Function("x", "y", "return x * y"); var myDate = new Date(); var myRegExp = new RegExp('\\bt[a-z]+\\b'); var myError = new Error('Crap!'); console.log(typeof myNumber); // logs object console.log(typeof myString); // logs object console.log(typeof myBoolean); // logs object console.log(typeof myObject); // logs object console.log(typeof myArray); // logs object console.log(typeof myFunction); // logs function? WHAT? Be aware... console.log(typeof myDate); // logs object console.log(typeof myRegExp); // logs function? WHAT? Be aware... console.log(typeof myError); // logs object </script></body></html>
