Determine the name of a value's constructor.
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npm install @stdlib/utils-constructor-name
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16.20.2
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Quality
82.3
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Vulnerability
88
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0.2.2
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@stdlib/utils-constructor-name@0.2.2
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Constructor Name
Determine the name of a value's constructor.
Installation
1npm install @stdlib/utils-constructor-name
Usage
1var constructorName = require( '@stdlib/utils-constructor-name' );
constructorName( value )
Returns the name of a value's constructor.
1var v = constructorName( 'a' ); 2// returns 'String' 3 4v = constructorName( 5 ); 5// returns 'Number' 6 7function Beep() { 8 return this; 9} 10v = constructorName( new Beep() ); 11// returns 'Beep'
description | value | constructor | notes |
---|---|---|---|
string | 'beep' | 'String' | |
number | 5 | 'Number' | |
NaN | NaN | 'Number' | |
infinity | +infinity /-infinity | 'Number' | |
boolean | true /false | 'Boolean' | |
null | null | 'Null' | |
undefined | undefined | 'Undefined' | |
array | ['beep', 5] | 'Array' | |
object | {'foo': 'bar'} | 'Object' | |
function | function (){} | 'Function' | |
symbol | Symbol() | 'Symbol' | ES2015 |
regexp | /./ | 'RegExp' | Android 4.1+ |
String | new String('beep') | 'String' | |
Number | new Number(5) | 'Number' | |
Boolean | new Boolean(false) | 'Boolean' | |
Object | new Object() | 'Object' | |
Array | new Array() | 'Array' | |
Int8Array | new Int8Array() | 'Int8Array' | |
Uint8Array | new Uint8Array() | 'Uint8Array' | |
Uint8ClampedArray | new Uint8ClampedArray() | 'Uint8ClampedArray' | |
Int16Array | new Int16Array() | 'Int16Array' | |
Uint16Array | new Uint16Array() | 'Uint16Array' | |
Int32Array | new Int32Array() | 'Int32Array' | |
Uint32Array | new Uint32Array() | 'Uint32Array' | |
Float32Array | new Float32Array() | 'Float32Array' | |
Float64Array | new Float64Array() | 'Float64Array' | |
ArrayBuffer | new ArrayBuffer() | 'ArrayBuffer' | |
Buffer | new Buffer() | 'Buffer' | Node.js |
Date | new Date() | 'Date' | |
RegExp | new RegExp('.') | 'RegExp' | Android 4.1+ |
Function | new Function('x', 'return x') | 'Function' | |
Map | new Map() | 'Map' | ES2015 |
WeakMap | new WeakMap() | 'WeakMap' | ES2015 |
Set | new Set() | 'Set' | ES2015 |
WeakSet | new WeakSet() | 'WeakSet' | ES2015 |
Error | new Error() | 'Error' | |
TypeError | new TypeError() | 'TypeError' | |
SyntaxError | new SyntaxError() | 'SyntaxError' | |
ReferenceError | new ReferenceError() | 'ReferenceError' | |
URIError | new URIError() | 'URIError' | |
RangeError | new RangeError() | 'RangeError' | |
EvalError | new EvalError() | 'EvalError' | |
Math | Math | 'Math' | |
JSON | JSON | 'JSON' | IE8+ |
arguments | (function(){return arguments;})() | 'Arguments' | IE9+ |
custom constructor | new Beep() | 'Beep' | |
anonymous constructor | new (function(){})() | '' |
Notes
-
If a value's constructor is an anonymous
function
, the implementation returns an emptystring
.1var Beep = function () { 2 return this; 3}; 4 5var v = constructorName( new Beep() ); 6// returns ''
Examples
1var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' ); 2var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' ); 3var Int8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-int8' ); 4var Int16Array = require( '@stdlib/array-int16' ); 5var Int32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-int32' ); 6var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8' ); 7var Uint8ClampedArray = require( '@stdlib/array-uint8c' ); 8var Uint16Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint16' ); 9var Uint32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-uint32' ); 10var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array-buffer' ); 11var Buffer = require( '@stdlib/buffer-ctor' ); 12var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol-ctor' ); 13var constructorName = require( '@stdlib/utils-constructor-name' ); 14 15function noop() { 16 // Do nothing... 17} 18 19var v = constructorName( 'a' ); 20// returns 'String' 21 22v = constructorName( 5 ); 23// returns 'Number' 24 25v = constructorName( NaN ); 26// returns 'Number' 27 28v = constructorName( null ); 29// returns 'Null' 30 31v = constructorName( void 0 ); 32// returns 'Undefined' 33 34v = constructorName( true ); 35// returns 'Boolean' 36 37v = constructorName( false ); 38// returns 'Boolean' 39 40v = constructorName( {} ); 41// returns 'Object' 42 43v = constructorName( [] ); 44// returns 'Array' 45 46v = constructorName( noop ); 47// returns 'Function' 48 49v = constructorName( /./ ); 50// returns 'RegExp' 51 52v = constructorName( new Date() ); 53// returns 'Date' 54 55v = constructorName( new Map() ); 56// returns 'Map' 57 58v = constructorName( new WeakMap() ); 59// returns 'WeakMap' 60 61v = constructorName( new Set() ); 62// returns 'Set' 63 64v = constructorName( new WeakSet() ); 65// returns 'WeakSet' 66 67v = constructorName( Symbol( 'beep' ) ); 68// returns 'Symbol' 69 70v = constructorName( new Error() ); 71// returns 'Error' 72 73v = constructorName( new TypeError() ); 74// returns 'TypeError' 75 76v = constructorName( new SyntaxError() ); 77// returns 'SyntaxError' 78 79v = constructorName( new URIError() ); 80// returns 'URIError' 81 82v = constructorName( new RangeError() ); 83// returns 'RangeError' 84 85v = constructorName( new ReferenceError() ); 86// returns 'ReferenceError' 87 88v = constructorName( new EvalError() ); 89// returns 'EvalError' 90 91v = constructorName( new Int8Array() ); 92// returns 'Int8Array' 93 94v = constructorName( new Uint8Array() ); 95// returns 'Uint8Array' 96 97v = constructorName( new Uint8ClampedArray() ); 98// returns 'Uint8ClampedArray' 99 100v = constructorName( new Int16Array() ); 101// returns 'Int16Array' 102 103v = constructorName( new Uint16Array() ); 104// returns 'Uint16Array' 105 106v = constructorName( new Int32Array() ); 107// returns 'Int32Array' 108 109v = constructorName( new Uint32Array() ); 110// returns 'Uint32Array' 111 112v = constructorName( new Float32Array() ); 113// returns 'Float32Array' 114 115v = constructorName( new Float64Array() ); 116// returns 'Float64Array' 117 118v = constructorName( new ArrayBuffer() ); 119// returns 'ArrayBuffer' 120 121v = constructorName( new Buffer( 'beep' ) ); 122// returns 'Buffer' 123 124v = constructorName( Math ); 125// returns 'Math' 126 127v = constructorName( JSON ); 128// returns 'JSON' 129 130function Person1() { 131 return this; 132} 133v = constructorName( new Person1() ); 134// returns 'Person1' 135 136var Person2 = function () { 137 return this; 138}; 139v = constructorName( new Person2() ); 140// returns ''
See Also
@stdlib/utils-function-name
: determine a function's name.
Notice
This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.
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License
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Copyright
Copyright © 2016-2024. The Stdlib Authors.

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Last Scanned on 2025-02-10
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