Function: isPlainObject()

isPlainObject(val): val is object

Type guard to check if a value is a plain object (created by {} or new Object()). Unlike isObject(), this excludes arrays, dates, regexes, and other object types.

Parameters

val

unknown

The value to check

Returns

val is object

True if the value is a plain object

Example

const values = [{}, [], new Date(), Object.create(null)]

values.forEach(val => {
  if (isPlainObject(val)) {
    console.log('Plain object:', val)
  }
})
// Output: 'Plain object: {}'