JavaScript is_buffer

Returns true if variable is a native, unicode or binary string

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function is_buffer (vr) {
    // +   original by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
    // *     example 1: is_buffer('This could be binary or a regular string as far as JavaScript knows...');
    // *     returns 1: true
    return typeof vr === 'string';}

Examples

Running

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is_buffer('This could be binary or a regular string as far as JavaScript knows...');

Should return

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true

Dependencies

No dependencies, you can use this function standalone.

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Authors

Thanks to the following developers, you get to have is_buffer goodness in JavaScript.

• Brett Zamir ( original )

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