# isobject [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](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 _(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.)_ To generate the readme, run the following command: ```sh $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb ``` ### 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). *** _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on June 30, 2017._