# isSharedArrayBuffer > Test if a value is a [SharedArrayBuffer][mdn-sharedarraybuffer].
## Usage ```javascript var isSharedArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-sharedarraybuffer' ); ``` #### isSharedArrayBuffer( value ) Tests if a value is a [`SharedArrayBuffer`][mdn-sharedarraybuffer]. ```javascript var SharedArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array/shared-buffer' ); var bool; try { bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new SharedArrayBuffer( 10 ) ); // returns true } catch ( err ) { console.log( 'Environment does not support SharedArrayBuffers.' ); } bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( [] ); // returns false ```
## Examples ```javascript var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float32' ); var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' ); var Int8Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int8' ); var Int16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int16' ); var Int32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int32' ); var Uint8Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint8' ); var Uint8ClampedArray = require( '@stdlib/array/uint8c' ); var Uint16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint16' ); var Uint32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint32' ); var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array/buffer' ); var SharedArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array/shared-buffer' ); var isSharedArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-sharedarraybuffer' ); var bool; try { bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new SharedArrayBuffer( 10 ) ); // returns true } catch ( err ) { console.log( 'Environment does not support SharedArrayBuffers.' ); } bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new ArrayBuffer( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Float32Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Int8Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Uint8Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Uint8ClampedArray( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Int16Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Uint16Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Int32Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Uint32Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Float64Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( new Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( {} ); // returns false bool = isSharedArrayBuffer( null ); // returns false ```