object isempty code example

Example 1: check if object is empty javascript

const empty = {};
/* -------------------------
  Plain JS for Newer Browser
----------------------------*/
Object.keys(empty).length === 0 && empty.constructor === Object
// true
/* -------------------------
  Lodash for Older Browser
----------------------------*/
_.isEmpty(empty)
// true

Example 2: javascript check if variable is object

//checks if is object, null val returns false
function isObject(val) {
    if (val === null) { return false;}
    return ( (typeof val === 'function') || (typeof val === 'object') );
}
var person = {"name":"Boby Snark"};
isObject(person);//true