how to see type of variable in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript how to know type of variable

var foo = "Hello";
console.log(typeof foo); // string

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: how to get type of variable in javascript

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

Example 6: get type of var js

var x = 12345; 
console.log(typeof x) // number
x = 'string'; 
console.log(typeof x) // string
x = { key: 'value' };
console.log(typeof x) // object