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isObject

Determines whether a value is an object. True, if the value represents a CFML object. False if the value is any other type of data, such as an integer, string, date, or struct.

isObject(value)

returns boolean

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
value	any	Yes

isObject Example

Returns true if the parameter is a CFML object. The CFML object here is a Java object.

random = createObject( "java", "java.security.SecureRandom" ).getInstance( "SHA1PRNG" );
writeOutput( isObject( random ) );

Expected Result: YES

isObject Example for Other Data Types

Returns false if the parameter is any data type other than a CFML object

example = { 'name' = 'I am a struct' };
writeOutput( isObject( example ) );

Expected Result: NO

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