javascript print exact type of object code example

Example: javascript print exact type of object

var type = (function(global) {
    var cache = {};
    return function(obj) {
        var key;
        return obj === null ? 'null' // null
            : obj === global ? 'global' // window in browser or global in nodejs
            : (key = typeof obj) !== 'object' ? key // basic: string, boolean, number, undefined, function
            : obj.nodeType ? 'object' // DOM element
            : cache[key = ({}).toString.call(obj)] // cached. date, regexp, error, object, array, math
            || (cache[key] = key.slice(8, -1).toLowerCase()); // get XXXX from [object XXXX], and cache it
    };
}(this));

//use as:

type(function(){}); // -> "function"
type([1, 2, 3]); // -> "array"
type(new Date()); // -> "date"
type({}); // -> "object"