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isObjectLike (Lodash Compatibility) ​

Checks if a value is object-like.

typescript
const result = isObjectLike(value);

Reference ​

isObjectLike(value) ​

Use isObjectLike when you need to check if a given value is object-like. An object-like value is a value where the result of the typeof operation is 'object' and is not null.

typescript
import { isObjectLike } from 'es-toolkit/compat';

// Object-like values
isObjectLike({ a: 1 }); // true
isObjectLike([1, 2, 3]); // true
isObjectLike(new Date()); // true
isObjectLike(/regex/); // true
isObjectLike(new Map()); // true
isObjectLike(new Set()); // true

// Non object-like values
isObjectLike('abc'); // false
isObjectLike(123); // false
isObjectLike(true); // false
isObjectLike(() => {}); // false
isObjectLike(Symbol('sym')); // false

// Special cases
isObjectLike(null); // false (null has typeof 'object' but is not object-like)
isObjectLike(undefined); // false

Parameters ​

  • value (any): The value to check.

Returns ​

(boolean): Returns true if the value is object-like, otherwise false.

Released under the MIT License.