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The JavaScript typeof statement is useful for data validation. JavaScript typeof Array return "object" because array is technically a type of object.

typeof [] === "Object" 
typeof 123 === "number"

In JS everything but primitives are objects. Primitives are: Numbers, Booleans, Null, Undefined, String, Symbol

The rest are objects (arrays, objects, maps, sets…)

Check if the variable is an array in a couple of ways:

To specifically check if a value is an array, you can use the Array.isArray() method, which returns true if the provided value is an array, and false otherwise:

var isArr = data instanceof Array;
var isArr = Array.isArray(data);

Using Array.isArray() is a more reliable way to determine if a value is an array compared to using typeof.

JavaScript typeof array

A simple example code typeof array is an object.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

  <script>
    const arr = [2,4,6,8]
    const obj = { type: 'Gear', valid: true }
    console.log(typeof arr)
    console.log(typeof obj)

  </script>

</body>
</html> 

Output:

JavaScript typeof Array

Read: Check if object is Array JavaScript

Comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Js Array topic.

Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.

OS: Windows 10

Code: HTML 5 Version

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