| # is-plain-object [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-plain-object) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-plain-object) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object) | |
| > Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor, or Object.create(null). | |
| Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support. | |
| ## Install | |
| Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): | |
| ```sh | |
| $ npm install --save is-plain-object | |
| ``` | |
| Use [isobject](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/isobject) if you only want to check if the value is an object and not an array or null. | |
| ## Usage | |
| with es modules | |
| ```js | |
| import { isPlainObject } from 'is-plain-object'; | |
| ``` | |
| or with commonjs | |
| ```js | |
| const { isPlainObject } = require('is-plain-object'); | |
| ``` | |
| **true** when created by the `Object` constructor, or Object.create(null). | |
| ```js | |
| isPlainObject(Object.create({})); | |
| //=> true | |
| isPlainObject(Object.create(Object.prototype)); | |
| //=> true | |
| isPlainObject({foo: 'bar'}); | |
| //=> true | |
| isPlainObject({}); | |
| //=> true | |
| isPlainObject(null); | |
| //=> true | |
| ``` | |
| **false** when not created by the `Object` constructor. | |
| ```js | |
| isPlainObject(1); | |
| //=> false | |
| isPlainObject(['foo', 'bar']); | |
| //=> false | |
| isPlainObject([]); | |
| //=> false | |
| isPlainObject(new Foo); | |
| //=> false | |
| isPlainObject(Object.create(null)); | |
| //=> false | |
| ``` | |
| ## About | |
| <details> | |
| <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary> | |
| Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new). | |
| </details> | |
| <details> | |
| <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary> | |
| 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 | |
| ``` | |
| </details> | |
| <details> | |
| <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary> | |
| _(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 | |
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| ### Related projects | |
| You might also be interested in these projects: | |
| * [is-number](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-number): Returns true if a number or string value is a finite number. Useful for regex… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-number) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-number "Returns true if a number or string value is a finite number. Useful for regex matches, parsing, user input, etc.") | |
| * [isobject](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject): Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/isobject "Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.") | |
| * [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.") | |
| ### Contributors | |
| | **Commits** | **Contributor** | | |
| | --- | --- | | |
| | 19 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | | |
| | 6 | [TrySound](https://github.com/TrySound) | | |
| | 6 | [stevenvachon](https://github.com/stevenvachon) | | |
| | 3 | [onokumus](https://github.com/onokumus) | | |
| | 1 | [wtgtybhertgeghgtwtg](https://github.com/wtgtybhertgeghgtwtg) | | |
| ### Author | |
| **Jon Schlinkert** | |
| * [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | |
| * [Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert) | |
| * [LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert) | |
| ### License | |
| Copyright © 2019, [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), v0.8.0, on April 28, 2019._ | |