Function isArrayLike

test/angular/1.4/angular.js:269–289

* @private * @param {*} obj * @return {boolean} Returns true if `obj` is an array or array-like object (NodeList, Arguments, * String ...)

(obj)

 *                   String ...)
 */
function isArrayLike(obj) {

  // `null`, `undefined` and `window` are not array-like
  if (obj == null || isWindow(obj)) return false;

  // arrays, strings and jQuery/jqLite objects are array like
  // * jqLite is either the jQuery or jqLite constructor function
  // * we have to check the existance of jqLite first as this method is called
  //   via the forEach method when constructing the jqLite object in the first place
  if (isArray(obj) || isString(obj) || (jqLite && obj instanceof jqLite)) return true;

  // Support: iOS 8.2 (not reproducible in simulator)
  // "length" in obj used to prevent JIT error (gh-11508)
  var length = "length" in Object(obj) && obj.length;

  // NodeList objects (with `item` method) and
  // other objects with suitable length characteristics are array-like
  return isNumber(length) &&
    (length >= 0 && ((length - 1) in obj || obj instanceof Array) || typeof obj.item == 'function');

}

/**
 * @ngdoc function