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isBuffer

Test if a value is a [Buffer][node-buffer] object.

## Usage
var isBuffer = require( '@stdlib/utils/is-buffer' );

isBuffer( value )

Tests if a value is a [Buffer][node-buffer] object.

var value = new Buffer( [1,2,3,4] );

var bool = isBuffer( value );
// returns true
## Notes
  • The implementation supports both [Node.js][node-buffer] and [browser][browser-buffer] (polyfill) `Buffer` objects.
    
## Examples
var isBuffer = require( '@stdlib/utils/is-buffer' );

console.log( isBuffer( new Buffer( [1,2,3,4] ) ) );
// returns true

console.log( isBuffer( new Buffer( 'beep' ) ) );
// returns true

console.log( isBuffer( [] ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( {} ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( new Int8Array() ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( function foo(){} ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( null ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( undefined ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( 'beep' ) );
// returns false

console.log( isBuffer( 5 ) );
// returns false
[node-buffer]: http://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html [browser-buffer]: https://github.com/feross/buffer