How to know an object is jQuery object or not

Question

I have created a function which tells whether a variable hold jQuery object or on is there any substitute of this. Below is my code

/*Is there any substitute of this function*/

function iSJqueryObj(elm)
{
    return elm && jQuery.isFunction(elm.html);
}

Duplicate of **[Check if object is a jQuery object](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1853223)** — hippietrail, Oct 20 '12 at 19:07
possible duplicate of [Check if object is a jQuery object](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1853223/check-if-object-is-a-jquery-object) — ruffin, Sep 01 '15 at 19:42

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '11 at 13:05

12

console.log(elm instanceof jQuery);

or:

console.log(elm instanceof $);

answered Dec 15 '11 at 13:05

karim79

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '11 at 13:06

3

Try the instance of

obj instanceof jQuery

answered Dec 15 '11 at 13:06

mas-designs

yeah whatsoever :D I was first but edited it but its not that important :D – mas-designs Dec 15 '11 at 14:49

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