| # isobject [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/isobject) |
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| > Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null. |
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| ## Install |
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| Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install --save isobject |
| ``` |
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| Install with [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com): |
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| ```sh |
| $ yarn add isobject |
| ``` |
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| Use [is-plain-object](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object) if you want only objects that are created by the `Object` constructor. |
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| ## Install |
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| Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install isobject |
| ``` |
| Install with [bower](https://bower.io/) |
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| ```sh |
| $ bower install isobject |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```js |
| var isObject = require('isobject'); |
| ``` |
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| **True** |
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| All of the following return `true`: |
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| ```js |
| isObject({}); |
| isObject(Object.create({})); |
| isObject(Object.create(Object.prototype)); |
| isObject(Object.create(null)); |
| isObject({}); |
| isObject(new Foo); |
| isObject(/foo/); |
| ``` |
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| **False** |
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| All of the following return `false`: |
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| ```js |
| isObject(); |
| isObject(function () {}); |
| isObject(1); |
| isObject([]); |
| isObject(undefined); |
| isObject(null); |
| ``` |
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| ## About |
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| ### Related projects |
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| * [extend-shallow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/extend-shallow): Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/extend-shallow "Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util.") |
| * [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.") |
| * [kind-of](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kind-of): Get the native type of a value. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of "Get the native type of a value.") |
| * [merge-deep](https://www.npmjs.com/package/merge-deep): Recursively merge values in a javascript object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/merge-deep "Recursively merge values in a javascript object.") |
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| ### Contributing |
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| Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new). |
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| ### Contributors |
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| | **Commits** | **Contributor** | |
| | --- | --- | |
| | 29 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | |
| | 4 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) | |
| | 1 | [magnudae](https://github.com/magnudae) | |
| | 1 | [LeSuisse](https://github.com/LeSuisse) | |
| | 1 | [tmcw](https://github.com/tmcw) | |
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| ### Building docs |
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| _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_ |
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| To generate the readme, run the following command: |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb |
| ``` |
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| ### Running tests |
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| Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command: |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install && npm test |
| ``` |
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| ### Author |
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| **Jon Schlinkert** |
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| * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert) |
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| ### License |
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| Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). |
| Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE). |
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| *** |
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| _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on June 30, 2017._ |
