JavaScript typeof, null, undefined, valueOf().
##typeof operator
You can use the typeof operator to detect the data type of a variable.
Example
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<p> typeof 操作符返回变量或表达式的类型。</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
typeof "john" + "<br>" +
typeof 3.14 + "<br>" +
typeof false + "<br>" +
typeof [1,2,3,4] + "<br>" +
typeof {name:'john', age:34};
</script>
</body>
</html>Tips: In JavaScript, an array is a special object type. So typeof [1,2,3,4] returns object.
Null
In JavaScript, null means "nothing".
null is a special type with only one value. Represents an empty object reference.
Use typeof to detect null and return object.
You can set it to null to clear the object:
Instance
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<p>对象可以通过设置为 <b>null</b> 来清空。</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
var person = {firstName:"John", lastName:"Doe", age:50, eyeColor:"blue"};
var person = null;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = typeof person;
</script>
</body>
</html> Run the program to try it
You can set it to undefined to clear the object:
Instance
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<p>对象可以设置为 <b>undefined</b> 来清空。</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
var person = {firstName:"John", lastName:"Doe", age:50, eyeColor:"blue"};
var person = undefined;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = typeof person;
</script>
</body>
</html>Run the program and try it
Undefined
In JavaScript, undefined is a variable that has no set value.
typeof A variable with no value will return undefined.
Example
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<p>变量的值如果不存在则该变量值为 <b>undefined</b>。</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
var person;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
person + "<br>" + typeof person;
</script>
</body>
</html>Run the program to try it
Any variable can be cleared by setting the value to undefined. The type is undefined.
Instance
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<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>PHP中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
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<p>变量可以通过设置 <b>undefined</b> 来清空。</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
var person = {firstName:"John", lastName:"Doe", age:50, eyeColor:"blue"};
var person = undefined;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
person + "<br>" + typeof person;
</script>
</body>
</html>Run the program and try it
Undefined The difference with Null
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<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>PHP中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
typeof undefined + "<br>" +
typeof null + "<br>" +
(null === undefined) + "<br>" +
(null == undefined);
</script>
</body>
</html>Run the program and try it
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