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# Util
<!--introduced_in=v0.10.0-->
> Stability: 2 - Stable
The `util` module is primarily designed to support the needs of Node.js' own
internal APIs. However, many of the utilities are useful for application and
module developers as well. It can be accessed using:
```js
const util = require('util');
```
## util.callbackify(original)
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* `original` {Function} An `async` function
* Returns: {Function} a callback style function
Takes an `async` function (or a function that returns a Promise) and returns a
function following the error-first callback style, i.e. taking
a `(err, value) => ...` callback as the last argument. In the callback, the
first argument will be the rejection reason (or `null` if the Promise
resolved), and the second argument will be the resolved value.
For example:
```js
const util = require('util');
async function fn() {
return 'hello world';
}
const callbackFunction = util.callbackify(fn);
callbackFunction((err, ret) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(ret);
});
```
Will print:
```txt
hello world
```
*Note*:
* The callback is executed asynchronously, and will have a limited stack trace.
If the callback throws, the process will emit an [`'uncaughtException'`][]
event, and if not handled will exit.
* Since `null` has a special meaning as the first argument to a callback, if a
wrapped function rejects a `Promise` with a falsy value as a reason, the value
is wrapped in an `Error` with the original value stored in a field named
`reason`.
```js
function fn() {
return Promise.reject(null);
}
const callbackFunction = util.callbackify(fn);
callbackFunction((err, ret) => {
// When the Promise was rejected with `null` it is wrapped with an Error and
// the original value is stored in `reason`.
err && err.hasOwnProperty('reason') && err.reason === null; // true
});
```
## util.debuglog(section)
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-->
* `section` {string} A string identifying the portion of the application for
which the `debuglog` function is being created.
* Returns: {Function} The logging function
The `util.debuglog()` method is used to create a function that conditionally
writes debug messages to `stderr` based on the existence of the `NODE_DEBUG`
environment variable. If the `section` name appears within the value of that
environment variable, then the returned function operates similar to
[`console.error()`][]. If not, then the returned function is a no-op.
For example:
```js
const util = require('util');
const debuglog = util.debuglog('foo');
debuglog('hello from foo [%d]', 123);
```
If this program is run with `NODE_DEBUG=foo` in the environment, then
it will output something like:
```txt
FOO 3245: hello from foo [123]
```
where `3245` is the process id. If it is not run with that
environment variable set, then it will not print anything.
Multiple comma-separated `section` names may be specified in the `NODE_DEBUG`
environment variable. For example: `NODE_DEBUG=fs,net,tls`.
## util.deprecate(function, string)
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added: v0.8.0
-->
The `util.deprecate()` method wraps the given `function` or class in such a way that
it is marked as deprecated.
<!-- eslint-disable prefer-rest-params -->
```js
const util = require('util');
exports.puts = util.deprecate(function() {
for (let i = 0, len = arguments.length; i < len; ++i) {
process.stdout.write(arguments[i] + '\n');
}
}, 'util.puts: Use console.log instead');
```
When called, `util.deprecate()` will return a function that will emit a
`DeprecationWarning` using the `process.on('warning')` event. By default,
this warning will be emitted and printed to `stderr` exactly once, the first
time it is called. After the warning is emitted, the wrapped `function`
is called.
If either the `--no-deprecation` or `--no-warnings` command line flags are
used, or if the `process.noDeprecation` property is set to `true` *prior* to
the first deprecation warning, the `util.deprecate()` method does nothing.
If the `--trace-deprecation` or `--trace-warnings` command line flags are set,
or the `process.traceDeprecation` property is set to `true`, a warning and a
stack trace are printed to `stderr` the first time the deprecated function is
called.
If the `--throw-deprecation` command line flag is set, or the
`process.throwDeprecation` property is set to `true`, then an exception will be
thrown when the deprecated function is called.
The `--throw-deprecation` command line flag and `process.throwDeprecation`
property take precedence over `--trace-deprecation` and
`process.traceDeprecation`.
## util.format(format[, ...args])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.5.3
changes:
- version: v8.4.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14558
description: The `%o` and `%O` specifiers are supported now.
-->
* `format` {string} A `printf`-like format string.
The `util.format()` method returns a formatted string using the first argument
as a `printf`-like format.
The first argument is a string containing zero or more *placeholder* tokens.
Each placeholder token is replaced with the converted value from the
corresponding argument. Supported placeholders are:
* `%s` - String.
* `%d` - Number (integer or floating point value).
* `%i` - Integer.
* `%f` - Floating point value.
* `%j` - JSON. Replaced with the string `'[Circular]'` if the argument
contains circular references.
* `%o` - Object. A string representation of an object
with generic JavaScript object formatting.
Similar to `util.inspect()` with options `{ showHidden: true, depth: 4, showProxy: true }`.
This will show the full object including non-enumerable symbols and properties.
* `%O` - Object. A string representation of an object
with generic JavaScript object formatting.
Similar to `util.inspect()` without options.
This will show the full object not including non-enumerable symbols and properties.
* `%%` - single percent sign (`'%'`). This does not consume an argument.
If the placeholder does not have a corresponding argument, the placeholder is
not replaced.
```js
util.format('%s:%s', 'foo');
// Returns: 'foo:%s'
```
If there are more arguments passed to the `util.format()` method than the number
of placeholders, the extra arguments are coerced into strings then concatenated
to the returned string, each delimited by a space. Excessive arguments whose
`typeof` is `'object'` or `'symbol'` (except `null`) will be transformed by
`util.inspect()`.
```js
util.format('%s:%s', 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'); // 'foo:bar baz'
```
If the first argument is not a string then `util.format()` returns
a string that is the concatenation of all arguments separated by spaces.
Each argument is converted to a string using `util.inspect()`.
```js
util.format(1, 2, 3); // '1 2 3'
```
If only one argument is passed to `util.format()`, it is returned as it is
without any formatting.
```js
util.format('%% %s'); // '%% %s'
```
## util.inherits(constructor, superConstructor)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.3.0
changes:
- version: v5.0.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3455
description: The `constructor` parameter can refer to an ES6 class now.
-->
*Note*: Usage of `util.inherits()` is discouraged. Please use the ES6 `class`
and `extends` keywords to get language level inheritance support. Also note
that the two styles are [semantically incompatible][].
* `constructor` {Function}
* `superConstructor` {Function}
Inherit the prototype methods from one [constructor][] into another. The
prototype of `constructor` will be set to a new object created from
`superConstructor`.
As an additional convenience, `superConstructor` will be accessible
through the `constructor.super_` property.
```js
const util = require('util');
const EventEmitter = require('events');
function MyStream() {
EventEmitter.call(this);
}
util.inherits(MyStream, EventEmitter);
MyStream.prototype.write = function(data) {
this.emit('data', data);
};
const stream = new MyStream();
console.log(stream instanceof EventEmitter); // true
console.log(MyStream.super_ === EventEmitter); // true
stream.on('data', (data) => {
console.log(`Received data: "${data}"`);
});
stream.write('It works!'); // Received data: "It works!"
```
ES6 example using `class` and `extends`
```js
const EventEmitter = require('events');
class MyStream extends EventEmitter {
write(data) {
this.emit('data', data);
}
}
const stream = new MyStream();
stream.on('data', (data) => {
console.log(`Received data: "${data}"`);
});
stream.write('With ES6');
```
## util.inspect(object[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.3.0
changes:
- version: v6.6.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/8174
description: Custom inspection functions can now return `this`.
- version: v6.3.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7499
description: The `breakLength` option is supported now.
- version: v6.1.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6334
description: The `maxArrayLength` option is supported now; in particular,
long arrays are truncated by default.
- version: v6.1.0
pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6465
description: The `showProxy` option is supported now.
-->
* `object` {any} Any JavaScript primitive or Object.
* `options` {Object}
* `showHidden` {boolean} If `true`, the `object`'s non-enumerable symbols and
properties will be included in the formatted result. Defaults to `false`.
* `depth` {number} Specifies the number of times to recurse while formatting
the `object`. This is useful for inspecting large complicated objects.
Defaults to `2`. To make it recurse indefinitely pass `null`.
* `colors` {boolean} If `true`, the output will be styled with ANSI color
codes. Defaults to `false`. Colors are customizable, see
[Customizing `util.inspect` colors][].
* `customInspect` {boolean} If `false`, then custom `inspect(depth, opts)`
functions exported on the `object` being inspected will not be called.
Defaults to `true`.
* `showProxy` {boolean} If `true`, then objects and functions that are
`Proxy` objects will be introspected to show their `target` and `handler`
objects. Defaults to `false`.
* `maxArrayLength` {number} Specifies the maximum number of array and
`TypedArray` elements to include when formatting. Defaults to `100`. Set to
`null` to show all array elements. Set to `0` or negative to show no array
elements.
* `breakLength` {number} The length at which an object's keys are split
across multiple lines. Set to `Infinity` to format an object as a single
line. Defaults to 60 for legacy compatibility.
The `util.inspect()` method returns a string representation of `object` that is
primarily useful for debugging. Additional `options` may be passed that alter
certain aspects of the formatted string.
The following example inspects all properties of the `util` object:
```js
const util = require('util');
console.log(util.inspect(util, { showHidden: true, depth: null }));
```
Values may supply their own custom `inspect(depth, opts)` functions, when
called these receive the current `depth` in the recursive inspection, as well as
the options object passed to `util.inspect()`.
### Customizing `util.inspect` colors
<!-- type=misc -->
Color output (if enabled) of `util.inspect` is customizable globally
via the `util.inspect.styles` and `util.inspect.colors` properties.
`util.inspect.styles` is a map associating a style name to a color from
`util.inspect.colors`.
The default styles and associated colors are:
* `number` - `yellow`
* `boolean` - `yellow`
* `string` - `green`
* `date` - `magenta`
* `regexp` - `red`
* `null` - `bold`
* `undefined` - `grey`
* `special` - `cyan` (only applied to functions at this time)
* `name` - (no styling)
The predefined color codes are: `white`, `grey`, `black`, `blue`, `cyan`,
`green`, `magenta`, `red` and `yellow`. There are also `bold`, `italic`,
`underline` and `inverse` codes.
Color styling uses ANSI control codes that may not be supported on all
terminals.
### Custom inspection functions on Objects
<!-- type=misc -->
Objects may also define their own `[util.inspect.custom](depth, opts)`
(or the equivalent but deprecated `inspect(depth, opts)`) function that
`util.inspect()` will invoke and use the result of when inspecting the object:
```js
const util = require('util');
class Box {
constructor(value) {
this.value = value;
}
[util.inspect.custom](depth, options) {
if (depth < 0) {
return options.stylize('[Box]', 'special');
}
const newOptions = Object.assign({}, options, {
depth: options.depth === null ? null : options.depth - 1
});
// Five space padding because that's the size of "Box< ".
const padding = ' '.repeat(5);
const inner = util.inspect(this.value, newOptions)
.replace(/\n/g, `\n${padding}`);
return `${options.stylize('Box', 'special')}< ${inner} >`;
}
}
const box = new Box(true);
util.inspect(box);
// Returns: "Box< true >"
```
Custom `[util.inspect.custom](depth, opts)` functions typically return a string
but may return a value of any type that will be formatted accordingly by
`util.inspect()`.
```js
const util = require('util');
const obj = { foo: 'this will not show up in the inspect() output' };
obj[util.inspect.custom] = (depth) => {
return { bar: 'baz' };
};
util.inspect(obj);
// Returns: "{ bar: 'baz' }"
```
### util.inspect.custom
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A Symbol that can be used to declare custom inspect functions, see
[Custom inspection functions on Objects][].
### util.inspect.defaultOptions
<!-- YAML
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-->
The `defaultOptions` value allows customization of the default options used by
`util.inspect`. This is useful for functions like `console.log` or
`util.format` which implicitly call into `util.inspect`. It shall be set to an
object containing one or more valid [`util.inspect()`][] options. Setting
option properties directly is also supported.
```js
const util = require('util');
const arr = Array(101).fill(0);
console.log(arr); // logs the truncated array
util.inspect.defaultOptions.maxArrayLength = null;
console.log(arr); // logs the full array
```
## util.promisify(original)
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* `original` {Function}
* Returns: {Function}
Takes a function following the common error-first callback style, i.e. taking
a `(err, value) => ...` callback as the last argument, and returns a version
that returns promises.
For example:
```js
const util = require('util');
const fs = require('fs');
const stat = util.promisify(fs.stat);
stat('.').then((stats) => {
// Do something with `stats`
}).catch((error) => {
// Handle the error.
});
```
Or, equivalently using `async function`s:
```js
const util = require('util');
const fs = require('fs');
const stat = util.promisify(fs.stat);
async function callStat() {
const stats = await stat('.');
console.log(`This directory is owned by ${stats.uid}`);
}
```
If there is an `original[util.promisify.custom]` property present, `promisify`
will return its value, see [Custom promisified functions][].
`promisify()` assumes that `original` is a function taking a callback as its
final argument in all cases. If `original` is not a function, `promisify()`
will throw an error. If `original` is a function but its last argument is not
an error-first callback, it will still be passed an error-first
callback as its last argument.
### Custom promisified functions
Using the `util.promisify.custom` symbol one can override the return value of
[`util.promisify()`][]:
```js
const util = require('util');
function doSomething(foo, callback) {
// ...
}
doSomething[util.promisify.custom] = (foo) => {
return getPromiseSomehow();
};
const promisified = util.promisify(doSomething);
console.log(promisified === doSomething[util.promisify.custom]);
// prints 'true'
```
This can be useful for cases where the original function does not follow the
standard format of taking an error-first callback as the last argument.
For example, with a function that takes in `(foo, onSuccessCallback, onErrorCallback)`:
```js
doSomething[util.promisify.custom] = (foo) => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
doSomething(foo, resolve, reject);
});
};
```
If `promisify.custom` is defined but is not a function, `promisify()` will
throw an error.
### util.promisify.custom
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* {symbol}
A Symbol that can be used to declare custom promisified variants of functions,
see [Custom promisified functions][].
## Class: util.TextDecoder
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An implementation of the [WHATWG Encoding Standard][] `TextDecoder` API.
```js
const decoder = new TextDecoder('shift_jis');
let string = '';
let buffer;
while (buffer = getNextChunkSomehow()) {
string += decoder.decode(buffer, { stream: true });
}
string += decoder.decode(); // end-of-stream
```
### WHATWG Supported Encodings
Per the [WHATWG Encoding Standard][], the encodings supported by the
`TextDecoder` API are outlined in the tables below. For each encoding,
one or more aliases may be used.
Different Node.js build configurations support different sets of encodings.
While a very basic set of encodings is supported even on Node.js builds without
ICU enabled, support for some encodings is provided only when Node.js is built
with ICU and using the full ICU data (see [Internationalization][]).
#### Encodings Supported Without ICU
| Encoding | Aliases |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| `'utf-8'` | `'unicode-1-1-utf-8'`, `'utf8'` |
| `'utf-16le'` | `'utf-16'` |
#### Encodings Supported by Default (With ICU)
| Encoding | Aliases |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| `'utf-8'` | `'unicode-1-1-utf-8'`, `'utf8'` |
| `'utf-16le'` | `'utf-16'` |
| `'utf-16be'` | |
#### Encodings Requiring Full ICU Data
| Encoding | Aliases |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `'ibm866'` | `'866'`, `'cp866'`, `'csibm866'` |
| `'iso-8859-2'` | `'csisolatin2'`, `'iso-ir-101'`, `'iso8859-2'`, `'iso88592'`, `'iso_8859-2'`, `'iso_8859-2:1987'`, `'l2'`, `'latin2'` |
| `'iso-8859-3'` | `'csisolatin3'`, `'iso-ir-109'`, `'iso8859-3'`, `'iso88593'`, `'iso_8859-3'`, `'iso_8859-3:1988'`, `'l3'`, `'latin3'` |
| `'iso-8859-4'` | `'csisolatin4'`, `'iso-ir-110'`, `'iso8859-4'`, `'iso88594'`, `'iso_8859-4'`, `'iso_8859-4:1988'`, `'l4'`, `'latin4'` |
| `'iso-8859-5'` | `'csisolatincyrillic'`, `'cyrillic'`, `'iso-ir-144'`, `'iso8859-5'`, `'iso88595'`, `'iso_8859-5'`, `'iso_8859-5:1988'` |
| `'iso-8859-6'` | `'arabic'`, `'asmo-708'`, `'csiso88596e'`, `'csiso88596i'`, `'csisolatinarabic'`, `'ecma-114'`, `'iso-8859-6-e'`, `'iso-8859-6-i'`, `'iso-ir-127'`, `'iso8859-6'`, `'iso88596'`, `'iso_8859-6'`, `'iso_8859-6:1987'` |
| `'iso-8859-7'` | `'csisolatingreek'`, `'ecma-118'`, `'elot_928'`, `'greek'`, `'greek8'`, `'iso-ir-126'`, `'iso8859-7'`, `'iso88597'`, `'iso_8859-7'`, `'iso_8859-7:1987'`, `'sun_eu_greek'` |
| `'iso-8859-8'` | `'csiso88598e'`, `'csisolatinhebrew'`, `'hebrew'`, `'iso-8859-8-e'`, `'iso-ir-138'`, `'iso8859-8'`, `'iso88598'`, `'iso_8859-8'`, `'iso_8859-8:1988'`, `'visual'` |
| `'iso-8859-8-i'` | `'csiso88598i'`, `'logical'` |
| `'iso-8859-10'` | `'csisolatin6'`, `'iso-ir-157'`, `'iso8859-10'`, `'iso885910'`, `'l6'`, `'latin6'` |
| `'iso-8859-13'` | `'iso8859-13'`, `'iso885913'` |
| `'iso-8859-14'` | `'iso8859-14'`, `'iso885914'` |
| `'iso-8859-15'` | `'csisolatin9'`, `'iso8859-15'`, `'iso885915'`, `'iso_8859-15'`, `'l9'` |
| `'koi8-r'` | `'cskoi8r'`, `'koi'`, `'koi8'`, `'koi8_r'` |
| `'koi8-u'` | `'koi8-ru'` |
| `'macintosh'` | `'csmacintosh'`, `'mac'`, `'x-mac-roman'` |
| `'windows-874'` | `'dos-874'`, `'iso-8859-11'`, `'iso8859-11'`, `'iso885911'`, `'tis-620'` |
| `'windows-1250'` | `'cp1250'`, `'x-cp1250'` |
| `'windows-1251'` | `'cp1251'`, `'x-cp1251'` |
| `'windows-1252'` | `'ansi_x3.4-1968'`, `'ascii'`, `'cp1252'`, `'cp819'`, `'csisolatin1'`, `'ibm819'`, `'iso-8859-1'`, `'iso-ir-100'`, `'iso8859-1'`, `'iso88591'`, `'iso_8859-1'`, `'iso_8859-1:1987'`, `'l1'`, `'latin1'`, `'us-ascii'`, `'x-cp1252'` |
| `'windows-1253'` | `'cp1253'`, `'x-cp1253'` |
| `'windows-1254'` | `'cp1254'`, `'csisolatin5'`, `'iso-8859-9'`, `'iso-ir-148'`, `'iso8859-9'`, `'iso88599'`, `'iso_8859-9'`, `'iso_8859-9:1989'`, `'l5'`, `'latin5'`, `'x-cp1254'` |
| `'windows-1255'` | `'cp1255'`, `'x-cp1255'` |
| `'windows-1256'` | `'cp1256'`, `'x-cp1256'` |
| `'windows-1257'` | `'cp1257'`, `'x-cp1257'` |
| `'windows-1258'` | `'cp1258'`, `'x-cp1258'` |
| `'x-mac-cyrillic'` | `'x-mac-ukrainian'` |
| `'gbk'` | `'chinese'`, `'csgb2312'`, `'csiso58gb231280'`, `'gb2312'`, `'gb_2312'`, `'gb_2312-80'`, `'iso-ir-58'`, `'x-gbk'` |
| `'gb18030'` | |
| `'big5'` | `'big5-hkscs'`, `'cn-big5'`, `'csbig5'`, `'x-x-big5'` |
| `'euc-jp'` | `'cseucpkdfmtjapanese'`, `'x-euc-jp'` |
| `'iso-2022-jp'` | `'csiso2022jp'` |
| `'shift_jis'` | `'csshiftjis'`, `'ms932'`, `'ms_kanji'`, `'shift-jis'`, `'sjis'`, `'windows-31j'`, `'x-sjis'` |
| `'euc-kr'` | `'cseuckr'`, `'csksc56011987'`, `'iso-ir-149'`, `'korean'`, `'ks_c_5601-1987'`, `'ks_c_5601-1989'`, `'ksc5601'`, `'ksc_5601'`, `'windows-949'` |
*Note*: The `'iso-8859-16'` encoding listed in the [WHATWG Encoding Standard][]
is not supported.
### new TextDecoder([encoding[, options]])
* `encoding` {string} Identifies the `encoding` that this `TextDecoder` instance
supports. Defaults to `'utf-8'`.
* `options` {Object}
* `fatal` {boolean} `true` if decoding failures are fatal. Defaults to
`false`. This option is only supported when ICU is enabled (see
[Internationalization][]).
* `ignoreBOM` {boolean} When `true`, the `TextDecoder` will include the byte
order mark in the decoded result. When `false`, the byte order mark will
be removed from the output. This option is only used when `encoding` is
`'utf-8'`, `'utf-16be'` or `'utf-16le'`. Defaults to `false`.
Creates an new `TextDecoder` instance. The `encoding` may specify one of the
supported encodings or an alias.
### textDecoder.decode([input[, options]])
* `input` {ArrayBuffer|DataView|TypedArray} An `ArrayBuffer`, `DataView` or
Typed Array instance containing the encoded data.
* `options` {Object}
* `stream` {boolean} `true` if additional chunks of data are expected.
Defaults to `false`.
* Returns: {string}
Decodes the `input` and returns a string. If `options.stream` is `true`, any
incomplete byte sequences occurring at the end of the `input` are buffered
internally and emitted after the next call to `textDecoder.decode()`.
If `textDecoder.fatal` is `true`, decoding errors that occur will result in a
`TypeError` being thrown.
### textDecoder.encoding
* {string}
The encoding supported by the `TextDecoder` instance.
### textDecoder.fatal
* {boolean}
The value will be `true` if decoding errors result in a `TypeError` being
thrown.
### textDecoder.ignoreBOM
* {boolean}
The value will be `true` if the decoding result will include the byte order
mark.
## Class: util.TextEncoder
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An implementation of the [WHATWG Encoding Standard][] `TextEncoder` API. All
instances of `TextEncoder` only support UTF-8 encoding.
```js
const encoder = new TextEncoder();
const uint8array = encoder.encode('this is some data');
```
### textEncoder.encode([input])
* `input` {string} The text to encode. Defaults to an empty string.
* Returns: {Uint8Array}
UTF-8 encodes the `input` string and returns a `Uint8Array` containing the
encoded bytes.
### textEncoder.encoding
* {string}
The encoding supported by the `TextEncoder` instance. Always set to `'utf-8'`.
## Deprecated APIs
The following APIs have been deprecated and should no longer be used. Existing
applications and modules should be updated to find alternative approaches.
### util.\_extend(target, source)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`Object.assign()`] instead.
The `util._extend()` method was never intended to be used outside of internal
Node.js modules. The community found and used it anyway.
It is deprecated and should not be used in new code. JavaScript comes with very
similar built-in functionality through [`Object.assign()`].
### util.debug(string)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.error()`][] instead.
* `string` {string} The message to print to `stderr`
Deprecated predecessor of `console.error`.
### util.error([...strings])
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.error()`][] instead.
* `...strings` {string} The message to print to `stderr`
Deprecated predecessor of `console.error`.
### util.isArray(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Internal alias for [`Array.isArray`][].
Returns `true` if the given `object` is an `Array`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isArray([]);
// Returns: true
util.isArray(new Array());
// Returns: true
util.isArray({});
// Returns: false
```
### util.isBoolean(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `Boolean`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isBoolean(1);
// Returns: false
util.isBoolean(0);
// Returns: false
util.isBoolean(false);
// Returns: true
```
### util.isBuffer(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`Buffer.isBuffer()`][] instead.
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `Buffer`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isBuffer({ length: 0 });
// Returns: false
util.isBuffer([]);
// Returns: false
util.isBuffer(Buffer.from('hello world'));
// Returns: true
```
### util.isDate(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `Date`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isDate(new Date());
// Returns: true
util.isDate(Date());
// false (without 'new' returns a String)
util.isDate({});
// Returns: false
```
### util.isError(object)
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deprecated: v4.0.0
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is an [`Error`][]. Otherwise, returns
`false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isError(new Error());
// Returns: true
util.isError(new TypeError());
// Returns: true
util.isError({ name: 'Error', message: 'an error occurred' });
// Returns: false
```
Note that this method relies on `Object.prototype.toString()` behavior. It is
possible to obtain an incorrect result when the `object` argument manipulates
`@@toStringTag`.
```js
const util = require('util');
const obj = { name: 'Error', message: 'an error occurred' };
util.isError(obj);
// Returns: false
obj[Symbol.toStringTag] = 'Error';
util.isError(obj);
// Returns: true
```
### util.isFunction(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `Function`. Otherwise, returns
`false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
function Foo() {}
const Bar = () => {};
util.isFunction({});
// Returns: false
util.isFunction(Foo);
// Returns: true
util.isFunction(Bar);
// Returns: true
```
### util.isNull(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is strictly `null`. Otherwise, returns
`false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isNull(0);
// Returns: false
util.isNull(undefined);
// Returns: false
util.isNull(null);
// Returns: true
```
### util.isNullOrUndefined(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is `null` or `undefined`. Otherwise,
returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isNullOrUndefined(0);
// Returns: false
util.isNullOrUndefined(undefined);
// Returns: true
util.isNullOrUndefined(null);
// Returns: true
```
### util.isNumber(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `Number`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isNumber(false);
// Returns: false
util.isNumber(Infinity);
// Returns: true
util.isNumber(0);
// Returns: true
util.isNumber(NaN);
// Returns: true
```
### util.isObject(object)
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deprecated: v4.0.0
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is strictly an `Object` **and** not a
`Function`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isObject(5);
// Returns: false
util.isObject(null);
// Returns: false
util.isObject({});
// Returns: true
util.isObject(function() {});
// Returns: false
```
### util.isPrimitive(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a primitive type. Otherwise, returns
`false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isPrimitive(5);
// Returns: true
util.isPrimitive('foo');
// Returns: true
util.isPrimitive(false);
// Returns: true
util.isPrimitive(null);
// Returns: true
util.isPrimitive(undefined);
// Returns: true
util.isPrimitive({});
// Returns: false
util.isPrimitive(function() {});
// Returns: false
util.isPrimitive(/^$/);
// Returns: false
util.isPrimitive(new Date());
// Returns: false
```
### util.isRegExp(object)
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deprecated: v4.0.0
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `RegExp`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isRegExp(/some regexp/);
// Returns: true
util.isRegExp(new RegExp('another regexp'));
// Returns: true
util.isRegExp({});
// Returns: false
```
### util.isString(object)
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `string`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isString('');
// Returns: true
util.isString('foo');
// Returns: true
util.isString(String('foo'));
// Returns: true
util.isString(5);
// Returns: false
```
### util.isSymbol(object)
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deprecated: v4.0.0
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is a `Symbol`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.isSymbol(5);
// Returns: false
util.isSymbol('foo');
// Returns: false
util.isSymbol(Symbol('foo'));
// Returns: true
```
### util.isUndefined(object)
<!-- YAML
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deprecated: v4.0.0
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
* `object` {any}
Returns `true` if the given `object` is `undefined`. Otherwise, returns `false`.
```js
const util = require('util');
const foo = undefined;
util.isUndefined(5);
// Returns: false
util.isUndefined(foo);
// Returns: true
util.isUndefined(null);
// Returns: false
```
### util.log(string)
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deprecated: v6.0.0
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use a third party module instead.
* `string` {string}
The `util.log()` method prints the given `string` to `stdout` with an included
timestamp.
```js
const util = require('util');
util.log('Timestamped message.');
```
### util.print([...strings])
<!-- YAML
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deprecated: v0.11.3
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.log()`][] instead.
Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`.
### util.puts([...strings])
<!-- YAML
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deprecated: v0.11.3
-->
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.log()`][] instead.
Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`.
[`'uncaughtException'`]: process.html#process_event_uncaughtexception
[`Array.isArray`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/isArray
[`Buffer.isBuffer()`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_isbuffer_obj
[`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error
[`Object.assign()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/assign
[`console.error()`]: console.html#console_console_error_data_args
[`console.log()`]: console.html#console_console_log_data_args
[`util.inspect()`]: #util_util_inspect_object_options
[`util.promisify()`]: #util_util_promisify_original
[Custom inspection functions on Objects]: #util_custom_inspection_functions_on_objects
[Custom promisified functions]: #util_custom_promisified_functions
[Customizing `util.inspect` colors]: #util_customizing_util_inspect_colors
[Internationalization]: intl.html
[WHATWG Encoding Standard]: https://encoding.spec.whatwg.org/
[constructor]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/constructor
[semantically incompatible]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/4179
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