get type js code example

Example 1: get type of var js

function doSomething(x) {
  if(typeof(x) === 'string') {
    alert('x is a string')
  } else if(typeof(x) === 'number') {
    alert('x is a number')
  }
}

Example 2: javascript find type of variable

> typeof "foo"
"string"
> typeof true
"boolean"
> typeof 42
"number"

if(typeof bar === 'number') {
   //whatever
}

Example 3: type of javascript

//typeof() will return the type of value in its parameters.
//some examples of types: undefined, NaN, number, string, object, array

//example of a practical usage
if (typeof(value) !== "undefined") {//also, make sure that the type name is a string
  	//execute code
}

Example 4: check data type in javascript

typeof("string"); //string
typeof(123); //number

Example 5: javascript get type of var

typeof operando

Example 6: check data type in js

typeof("iAmAString");//This should return 'string'
//NO camelCase, as it is a JS Keyword