how to find datatype of a variable in javascript 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') {
}
Example 3: check data type in javascript
typeof("string");
typeof(123);
Example 4: check data type in js
typeof("iAmAString");
Example 5: javascript datatypes
dataTypes = {
Numbers = 1,2,3, 100, 3.14
Strings = 'Hello, World' "helloworld@gmail.com
Boolean = true / false
Null = 'Explicitly set a variable with no Value'
Undefined = 'For variable that have not yet been defined'
Object = 'Complex data structures - Arrays, Dates, Literals etc'
Symbol = 'Used with objects'
}
Example 6: how to get type of variable in javascript
> typeof "foo"
"string"
> typeof true
"boolean"
> typeof 42
"number"