util-array-object-or-both/README.md

Validate and normalise user choice: array, object or both?

<h1 align="center">util-array-object-or-both</h1>

<p align="center">Validate and normalise user choice: array, object or both?</p>

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## Install

This package is [pure ESM](https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c). If you're not ready yet, install an older version of this program, 3.1.0 (`npm i util-array-object-or-both@3.1.0`).

```bash
npm i util-array-object-or-both
```

## Quick Take

```js
import { strict as assert } from "assert";

import { arrObjOrBoth } from "util-array-object-or-both";

// normalises string, a user preference:

assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("arrays"), "array");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("array"), "array");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("arr"), "array");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("a"), "array");

assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("objects"), "object");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("object"), "object");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("obj"), "object");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("o"), "object");

assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("whatever"), "any");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("either"), "any");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("both"), "any");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("any"), "any");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("all"), "any");
assert.equal(arrObjOrBoth("e"), "any");
```

## Documentation

Please [visit codsen.com](https://codsen.com/os/util-array-object-or-both/) for a full description of the API.

## Contributing

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## Licence

MIT License.

Copyright © 2010-2025 Roy Revelt and other contributors.

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