# is-extendable [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-extendable) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-extendable) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-extendable) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/is-extendable)
> Returns true if a value is a plain object, array or function.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save is-extendable
```
## Usage
```js
var isExtendable = require('is-extendable');
```
Returns true if the value is any of the following:
* array
* plain object
* function
## Notes
All objects in JavaScript can have keys, but it's a pain to check for this, since we ether need to verify that the value is not `null` or `undefined` and:
* the value is not a primitive, or
* that the object is a plain object, function or array
Also note that an `extendable` object is not the same as an [extensible object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/isExtensible), which is one that (in es6) is not sealed, frozen, or marked as non-extensible using `preventExtensions`.
## Release history
### v1.0.0 - 2017/07/20
**Breaking changes**
* No longer considers date, regex or error objects to be extendable
## About
### Related projects
* [assign-deep](https://www.npmjs.com/package/assign-deep): Deeply assign the enumerable properties and/or es6 Symbol properies of source objects to the target… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/assign-deep) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/assign-deep "Deeply assign the enumerable properties and/or es6 Symbol properies of source objects to the target (first) object.")
* [is-equal-shallow](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-equal-shallow): Does a shallow comparison of two objects, returning false if the keys or values differ. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-equal-shallow "Does a shallow comparison of two objects, returning false if the keys or values differ.")
* [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.")
* [isobject](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject): Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/isobject "Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.")
* [kind-of](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kind-of): Get the native type of a value. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of "Get the native type of a value.")
### Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
### Building docs
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```sh
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### Running tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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