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42 * SUMMARY: Utility functions for testing objects -
44 * Suppose obj is an instance of a native type, e.g. Number.
45 * Then obj.toString() invokes Number.prototype.toString().
46 * We would also like to access Object.prototype.toString().
48 * The difference is this: suppose obj = new Number(7).
49 * Invoking Number.prototype.toString() on this just returns 7.
50 * Object.prototype.toString() on this returns '[object Number]'.
52 * The getJSType() function below will return '[object Number]' for us.
53 * The getJSClass() function returns 'Number', the [[Class]] property of obj.
54 * See ECMA-262 Edition 3, 13-Oct-1999, Section 8.6.2
56 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
59 var cnNoObject = 'Unexpected Error!!! Parameter to this function must be an object';
60 var cnNoClass = 'Unexpected Error!!! Cannot find Class property';
61 var cnObjectToString = Object.prototype.toString;
62 var GLOBAL = 'global';
64 // checks that it's safe to call findType()
65 function getJSType(obj)
73 // checks that it's safe to call findType()
74 function getJSClass(obj)
77 return findClass(findType(obj));
82 function findType(obj)
84 return cnObjectToString.apply(obj);
88 // given '[object Number]', return 'Number'
89 function findClass(sType)
91 var re = /^\[.*\s+(\w+)\s*\]$/;
92 var a = sType.match(re);
100 function isObject(obj)
102 return obj instanceof Object;