The util.types.isExternal() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the util module which is used to check if the value is a native External value in the node.js.
Syntax:
util.types.isExternal( value )
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below.
- value: It is a required parameter of any datatype.
Return Value: This returns a boolean value, TRUE if the value is a native External value, FALSE otherwise.
The below examples illustrate the use of util.types.isExternal() method in Node.js:
Example 1:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // util.types.isExternal() Method // Allocating util module const util = require( 'util' );
// Value to be passed as parameter // of util.types.isExternal() method const v1 = new Date();
const { JSStream } = process.binding( 'js_stream' );
const external = ( new JSStream())._externalStream;
// Printing the returned value from // util.types.isExternal() method console.log(util.types.isExternal(v1)); console.log(util.types.isExternal(external)); console.log(util.types.isExternal(0)); console.log(util.types.isExternal( new String( 'foo' )));
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Output:
false true false false
Example 2:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // util.types.isExternal() Method // Allocating util module const util = require( 'util' );
// Value to be passed as parameter // of util.types.isExternal() method const v1 = new Date();
const { JSStream } = process.binding( 'js_stream' );
const ext = ( new JSStream())._externalStream;
const str = new String( 'Geeks' )
// Calling // util.types.isExternal() method if (util.types.isExternal(v1))
console.log( "It is a native External value." );
else console.log( "It is not a native External value." );
if (util.types.isExternal(ext))
console.log( "It is a native External value." );
else console.log( "It is not a native External value." );
if (util.types.isExternal(0))
console.log( "It is a native External value." );
else console.log( "It is not a native External value." );
if (util.types.isExternal(str))
console.log( "It is a native External value." );
else console.log( "It is not a native External value." );
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Output:
It is not a native External value. It is a native External value. It is not a native External value. It is not a native External value.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/util.html#util_util_types_isexternal_value