1 # 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)
3 > Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.
7 Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
10 $ npm install --save isobject
13 Install with [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com):
19 Use [is-plain-object](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object) if you want only objects that are created by the `Object` constructor.
23 Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
26 $ npm install isobject
28 Install with [bower](https://bower.io/)
31 $ bower install isobject
37 var isObject = require('isobject');
42 All of the following return `true`:
46 isObject(Object.create({}));
47 isObject(Object.create(Object.prototype));
48 isObject(Object.create(null));
56 All of the following return `false`:
60 isObject(function () {});
71 * [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.")
72 * [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.")
73 * [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.")
74 * [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.")
78 Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
82 | **Commits** | **Contributor** |
84 | 29 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
85 | 4 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
86 | 1 | [magnudae](https://github.com/magnudae) |
87 | 1 | [LeSuisse](https://github.com/LeSuisse) |
88 | 1 | [tmcw](https://github.com/tmcw) |
92 _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
94 To generate the readme, run the following command:
97 $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
102 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:
105 $ npm install && npm test
112 * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
113 * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
117 Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
118 Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
122 _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on June 30, 2017._