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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T18:34:44+00:00 2026-05-10T18:34:44+00:00

The output of my JSON call can either be an Array or a Hash.

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The output of my JSON call can either be an Array or a Hash. How do I distinguish between these two?

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  1. 2026-05-10T18:34:44+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 6:34 pm

    Modern browsers support the Array.isArray(obj) method.

    See MDN for documentation and a polyfill.

    = original answer from 2008 =

    you can use the constuctor property of your output:

    if(output.constructor == Array){ } else if(output.constructor == Object){ } 
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