Function isEmpty

Returns true if passed argument seems to be empty. Nil values are empty. Strings are considered empty when length is 0. Other primitives will throw an error. Objects are considered empty when doesn't have any enumerable & own property. Arrays and array-like objects are considered empty when length value is 0. Map, Set and -like objects are considered empty when size value is 0.

isEmpty({}) // true
isEmpty(100) // throws
isEmpty([]) // true
isEmpty([1]) // false
isEmpty({ length: 5 }) // false
isEmpty({ length: 0 }) // true
isEmpty({ size: 0 }) // true

This function is not needed in a modern, type-safe code and is encouraging bad practices in general.

  • Parameters

    • obj: unknown

      source value

    Returns boolean

    is value considered empty