Check if a variable is of function type

Question

Suppose I have any variable, which is defined as follows:

var a = function() {/* Statements */};

I want a function which checks if the type

Answer 1

I think you can just define a flag on the Function prototype and check if the instance you want to test inherited that

define a flag:

Function.prototype.isFunction = true; 

and then check if it exist

var foo = function(){};
foo.isFunction; // will return true

The downside is that another prototype can define the same flag and then it's worthless, but if you have full control over the included modules it is the easiest way