@polkadot/util/cjs/is/childClass.js

A collection of useful utilities for @polkadot

"use strict";

Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
  value: true
});
exports.isChildClass = isChildClass;

// Copyright 2017-2022 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

/**
 * @name isChildClass
 * @summary Tests if the child extends the parent Class
 * @description
 * Checks to see if the child Class extends the parent Class
 * @example
 * <BR>
 *
 * ```javascript
 * import { isChildClass } from '@polkadot/util';
 *
 * console.log('isChildClass', isChildClass(BN, BN); // => true
 * console.log('isChildClass', isChildClass(BN, Uint8Array); // => false
 * ```
 */
function isChildClass(Parent, Child) {
  // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30993434/check-if-a-constructor-inherits-another-in-es6/30993664
  return Child // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
  ? Parent === Child || Parent.isPrototypeOf(Child) : false;
}