# isDataView > Test if a value is a [DataView][mdn-dataview].
## Usage ```javascript var isDataView = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-dataview' ); ``` #### isDataView( value ) Tests if a value is a [`DataView`][mdn-dataview]. ```javascript var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array/buffer' ); var DataView = require( '@stdlib/array/dataview' ); var bool = isDataView( new DataView( new ArrayBuffer( 10 ) ) ); // returns true bool = isDataView( [] ); // 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 DataView = require( '@stdlib/array/dataview' ); var isDataView = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-dataview' ); var bool = isDataView( new DataView( new ArrayBuffer( 10 ) ) ); // returns true bool = isDataView( new Float32Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Int8Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Uint8Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Uint8ClampedArray( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Int16Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Uint16Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Int32Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Uint32Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Float64Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new Array( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( new ArrayBuffer( 10 ) ); // returns false bool = isDataView( {} ); // returns false bool = isDataView( null ); // returns false ```