freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/06-information-security-and-quality-assurance/quality-assurance-and-testing-with-chai/test-if-an-object-is-an-instance-of-a-constructor.english.md

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id: 587d824e367417b2b2512c57
title: Test if an Object is an Instance of a Constructor
challengeType: 2
forumTopicId: 301605
---

## Description
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As a reminder, this project is being built upon the following starter project on <a href='https://glitch.com/edit/#!/remix/clone-from-repo?REPO_URL=https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>Glitch</a>, or cloned from <a href='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>GitHub</a>.
<code>#instanceOf</code> asserts that an object is an instance of a constructor.

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## Instructions
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Use <code>assert.instanceOf()</code> or <code>assert.notInstanceOf()</code> to make the tests pass. 
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: All tests should pass.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=17').then(data => { assert.equal(data.state,'passed'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })
  - text: You should choose the right assertion - instanceOf vs. notInstanceOf.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=17').then(data => { assert.equal(data.assertions[0].method, 'notInstanceOf', 'myCar is not an instance of Plane'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })
  - text: You should choose the right assertion - instanceOf vs. notInstanceOf.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=17').then(data => { assert.equal(data.assertions[1].method, 'instanceOf', 'airlinePlane is an instance of Plane'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })
  - text: You should choose the right assertion - instanceOf vs. notInstanceOf.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=17').then(data => { assert.equal(data.assertions[2].method, 'instanceOf', 'everything is an Object in JavaScript...'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })
  - text: You should choose the right assertion - instanceOf vs. notInstanceOf.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=17').then(data => { assert.equal(data.assertions[3].method, 'notInstanceOf', 'myCar.wheels is not an instance of String'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })

```

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## Challenge Seed
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## Solution
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```js
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