<!-- @license Apache-2.0 Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. --> # isIteratorLike > Test if a value is [`iterator`][mdn-iterator-protocol]-like. <section class="usage"> ## Usage ```javascript var isIteratorLike = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-iterator-like' ); ``` #### isIteratorLike( value ) Tests if a `value` is [`iterator`][mdn-iterator-protocol]-like. <!-- eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax, no-empty-function --> ```javascript var obj = { 'next': function noop() {} }; var bool = isIteratorLike( obj ); // returns true bool = isIteratorLike( {} ); // returns false ``` </section> <!-- /.usage --> <section class="notes"> ## Notes - An [iterator protocol-compliant object][mdn-iterator-protocol] is an `object` having a `next` method following the [iterator protocol][mdn-iterator-protocol]. - As full [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] compliance is **impossible** to achieve without evaluating an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol], this function checks **only** for interface compliance. </section> <!-- /.notes --> <section class="examples"> ## Examples <!-- eslint no-undef: "error" --> ```javascript var noop = require( '@stdlib/utils/noop' ); var isIteratorLike = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-iterator-like' ); var obj = { 'next': noop }; var bool = isIteratorLike( obj ); // returns true bool = isIteratorLike( {} ); // returns false bool = isIteratorLike( [] ); // returns false bool = isIteratorLike( null ); // returns false ``` </section> <!-- /.examples --> <section class="links"> [mdn-iterator-protocol]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols#The_iterator_protocol </section> <!-- /.links -->