# isobject [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://npmjs.org/package/isobject) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/isobject)
> Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save isobject
```
Install with [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com):
```sh
$ yarn add isobject
```
Use [is-plain-object](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object) if you want only objects that are created by the `Object` constructor.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install isobject
```
Install with [bower](https://bower.io/)
```sh
$ bower install isobject
```
## Usage
```js
var isObject = require('isobject');
```
**True**
All of the following return `true`:
```js
isObject({});
isObject(Object.create({}));
isObject(Object.create(Object.prototype));
isObject(Object.create(null));
isObject({});
isObject(new Foo);
isObject(/foo/);
```
**False**
All of the following return `false`:
```js
isObject();
isObject(function () {});
isObject(1);
isObject([]);
isObject(undefined);
isObject(null);
```
## About
### Related projects
* [extend-shallow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/extend-shallow): Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/extend-shallow "Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util.")
* [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.")
* [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.")
* [merge-deep](https://www.npmjs.com/package/merge-deep): Recursively merge values in a javascript object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/merge-deep "Recursively merge values in a javascript object.")
### Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
### Contributors
| 29 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 4 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
| 1 | [magnudae](https://github.com/magnudae) |
| 1 | [LeSuisse](https://github.com/LeSuisse) |
| 1 | [tmcw](https://github.com/tmcw) |
### Building docs
_(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
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
```
### Running tests
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
```
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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