Module: helpers

Members

<inner> is[type]

Determine whether a variable is of the type specified in the function name, eg isNumber

Types available are Null, Undefined, Object, Array, String, Number, Boolean, Function, RegExp, NaN and Infinite

Source:

• helpers.js, line 100

Methods

<static> arrayPluck(arr, key) → {Array}

Get a list of values with a common key from an array of objects

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
arr	Array	The array of objects to search
key	String	The key of the object to get

Source:

• helpers.js, line 57

Returns:

Type

Array

<static> isScalar(obj) → {bool}

Determine whether an object is scalar

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
obj	mixed

Source:

• helpers.js, line 46

Returns:

Type

bool

<static> regexInArray(arr, pattern) → {Boolean}

Determine if a value matching the passed regular expression is in the passed array

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
arr	Array	The array to search
pattern	RegExp	The pattern to match

Source:

• helpers.js, line 80

Returns:

• If an array item matches the pattern

Type

Boolean

<static> stringTrim(str) → {String}

Wrap String.prototype.trim in a way that is easily mappable

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
str	String	The string to trim

Source:

• helpers.js, line 14

Returns:

• The trimmed string

Type

String

<static> type(o) → {String}

Get the type of the variable passed

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
o	mixed

Source:

• helpers.js, line 25

See:

• https://techblog.badoo.com/blog/2013/11/01/type-checking-in-javascript/
• http://toddmotto.com/understanding-javascript-types-and-reliable-type-checking/

Returns:

Type

String