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This package is not supported. The ES6 name property has since been standardized.

nameof

Rather than just the type of an object, get its name. typeof 42 is "number", just like one would expect, but typeof [] and typeof new Date are both just "object". nameof gets the true name of an object.

Examples

var nameof = require('nameof');
 
nameof(42); // "Number"
nameof([]); // "Array"
nameof({}); // "Object"
nameof(new Date()); // "Date"
 
function Happy () {
    this.youKnowIt = true;
}
nameof(Happy); // "Function"
nameof(new Happy); // "Happy"

Caveats

Some custom objects, such as those created by anonymous constructors or the Revealing Module Pattern have no specific name.

var Clap = function () {
    this.yourHands = true;
}
nameof(Clap); // "Function"
nameof(new Clap); // ""
 
function Hokey() {
    function pokey () {
        return 'Turn around!';
    }
 
    return {
        pokey: pokey
    };
}
nameof(new Hokey); // "Object"

Usage

npm install --save nameof

In a source file, require the module and start using it.

var nameof = require('nameof');
nameof(function Shake() {}); // "Function"

License

Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License, the full text of which can be read in LICENSE.