javascript check if dictionary

Question

I have a simple program like:

var a = {\'a\': 1, \'b\': 2}
console.log(a)
console.log(a instanceof Array)
console.log(a.constructor instanceof Array)
         


        

Answer 1

function isDict(v) {
    return typeof v==='object' && v!==null && !(v instanceof Array) && !(v instanceof Date);
}