typeof operator in javascript code example

Example 1: type of variable js

// get type of variable

var number = 1
var string = 'hello world'
var dict = {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}

console.log(typeof number) // number
console.log(typeof string) // string
console.log(typeof dict)   // object

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: js typeof number

console.log(typeof 93);
// Output = "number"

console.log(typeof 'Maximum');
// Output = 'string'

console.log(typeof false);
// Output = "boolean"

console.log(typeof anUndeclaredVariable);
// Output = "undefined"

Example 5: check data type in javascript

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

Example 6: type javascirpt

console.log(typeof 42);