README.md

# isobject [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/isobject.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject) [![NPM monthly downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/isobject.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject)  [![NPM total downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/isobject.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [![Linux Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jonschlinkert/isobject.svg?style=flat&label=Travis)](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/isobject)

> Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.

## Install

Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):

```sh
$ npm install --save isobject
```

Install with [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com):

```sh
$ yarn add isobject
```

Use [is-plain-object](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object) if you want only objects that are created by the `Object` constructor.

## Install

Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):

```sh
$ npm install isobject
```
Install with [bower](https://bower.io/)

```sh
$ bower install isobject
```

## Usage

```js
var isObject = require('isobject');
```

**True**

All of the following return `true`:

```js
isObject({});
isObject(Object.create({}));
isObject(Object.create(Object.prototype));
isObject(Object.create(null));
isObject({});
isObject(new Foo);
isObject(/foo/);
```

**False**

All of the following return `false`:

```js
isObject();
isObject(function () {});
isObject(1);
isObject([]);
isObject(undefined);
isObject(null);
```

## About

### Related projects

* [extend-shallow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/extend-shallow): Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/extend-shallow "Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util.")
* [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.")
* [kind-of](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kind-of): Get the native type of a value. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of "Get the native type of a value.")
* [merge-deep](https://www.npmjs.com/package/merge-deep): Recursively merge values in a javascript object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/merge-deep "Recursively merge values in a javascript object.")

### Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).

### Contributors

| **Commits** | **Contributor** |  
| --- | --- |  
| 29 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |  
| 4  | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |  
| 1  | [magnudae](https://github.com/magnudae) |  
| 1  | [LeSuisse](https://github.com/LeSuisse) |  
| 1  | [tmcw](https://github.com/tmcw) |  

### Building docs

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```sh
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### Running tests

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```

### Author

**Jon Schlinkert**

* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)

### License

Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

***

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