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Answer by Felix Kling for javascript null returns object when used with...

Because the specification says so:Table 20 — typeof Operator Results Type of val Result--------------------------- Undefined "undefined" Null "object" Boolean "boolean" Number "number" String "string"...

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Answer by Carlos Calla for javascript null returns object when used with...

In the first implementation of JavaScript, JavaScript values were represented as a type tag and a value. The type tag for objects was 0. null was represented as the NULL pointer (0x00 in most...

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Answer by Amit Joki for javascript null returns object when used with typeof...

It is status-by-design. In Javascript null is an objectKiro Risk saysThe reasoning behind this is that null, in contrast with undefined, was (and still is) often used where objects appear. In other...

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javascript null returns object when used with typeof operator

Why does typeof return object when used with null? From my understanding this is a top level property of the global object. References to official documentation would greatly help.

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