JavaScript Typeof Operator (2024) -

In JavaScript, the typeof operator returns the data type of its operand in the form of a string. The operand can be any object, function, or variable.

Syntax:

typeof operand

typeof (operand)

Note: An operand is an expression that represents the object or primitive whose type is returned. The types that can exist in JavaScript are:

undefined
Object
boolean
number
string
symbol
function

Below is an example of the typeof operator.

Example: This example checks for undefined string, number, and object type and returns the value to the console.

JavaScript

// "string"
console.log(typeof 'mukul')
// "number"
console.log(typeof 25)
// "undefined"
console.log(typeof variable)

Output:

string
number
undefined

Let’s cover all the types one by one dedicating a single code section for each code.

Example: Number Type, in this example we used “===” (strict equality comparison operator) to compare value and type, then return true or false. For example, consider first console.log(), js starts compiling from left to right, and first it calculates type 25 as “number”, then compares it with “number”, then finally both return true or false respectively.

JavaScript

//Number
console.log(typeof 25 === 'number');
console.log(typeof 3.14 === 'number');
console.log(typeof (69) === 'number');
// log base 10
console.log(typeof Math.LN10 === 'number');
console.log(typeof Infinity === 'number');
// Despite being "Not-A-Number"
console.log(typeof NaN === 'number');
// Wrapping in Number() function
console.log(typeof Number('100') === 'number');

Output:

true
true
true
true
true
true
true

Fun fact NaN which stands for not-a-number has a type of “number”.

Example: Typeof string

JavaScript

// string
console.log(typeof '' === 'string');
console.log(typeof 'bla' === 'string');
// ES6 template literal
console.log(typeof `template literal` === 'string');
console.log(typeof '1' === 'string');
console.log(typeof (typeof 1) === 'string');
// Wrapping inside String() function
console.log(typeof String(1) === 'string');

Output:

true
true
true
true
true
true

Example: Typeof boolean

JavaScript

// Boolean
console.log(typeof true === 'boolean');
console.log(typeof false === 'boolean');
// Two calls of the ! (logical NOT) operator
// are equivalent to Boolean()
console.log(typeof !!(1) === 'boolean');

Output:

true
true
true

Example: Typeof undefined

JavaScript

// Undefined
console.log(typeof undefined === 'undefined');
// Declared but undefined variable
console.log(typeof variable === 'undefined');

Output:

true
true

Example: Typeof symbol

JavaScript

// Symbol
console.log(typeof Symbol() === 'symbol');
console.log(typeof Symbol('party') === 'symbol');
console.log(typeof Symbol.iterator === 'symbol');

Output:

true
true
true

Example: Typeof object

JavaScript

// Object
console.log(typeof { b: 1 } === 'object');
console.log(typeof [1, 2, 9] === 'object');
console.log(typeof new Date() === 'object');

Output:

true
true
true

Example: Typeof function

JavaScript

// function
console.log(typeof function () { } === 'function');
//classes too are objects
console.log(typeof class C { } === 'function');
console.log(typeof Math.sin === 'function');

Output:

true
true
true

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