How can I tell the difference between a regular object and a jquery object (page element)?

Question

// var = {hey: "baby"};
// or 
// var = $('#thingy');

if(typeof var == 'object'){  // this is true for both =(
}

I need my code to be smart enough to be able to tell the difference between these two. What's the best way to accomplish that?

@jeremy That question is about distinguishing DOM elements, this question is about jQuery objects. — Barmar, Feb 13 '14 at 23:57
i suppose i could use the answer from the other question and just turn my jquery object into a dom elmement using $('#thingy')[0] ... — hamobi, Feb 13 '14 at 23:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '14 at 00:00

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You can use the instanceof operator for this.

obj instanceof jQuery

In addition, I don't think you want to use "var" as a variable name. It's reserved to establish variable scope.

answered Feb 14 '14 at 00:00

Anthony Veach

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