@stdlib/utils/get-prototype-of/lib/main.js

Standard utilities.

/**
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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*
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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var Object = require( '@stdlib/object/ctor' );
var getProto = require( './detect.js' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns the prototype of a provided object.
*
* @param {*} value - input value
* @returns {(Object|null)} prototype
*
* @example
* var proto = getPrototypeOf( {} );
* // returns {}
*/
function getPrototypeOf( value ) {
	if (
		value === null ||
		value === void 0
	) {
		return null;
	}
	// In order to ensure consistent ES5/ES6 behavior, cast input value to an object (strings, numbers, booleans); ES5 `Object.getPrototypeOf` throws when provided primitives and ES6 `Object.getPrototypeOf` casts:
	value = Object( value );

	return getProto( value );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = getPrototypeOf;