updated to use the Flanagan / Miller device

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ This works in both the Browser and SSJS.
 
     require('remedial');
 
+Notes
+----
+
+This uses the ["Flanagan / Miller device"](http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs/msg/0670a986a2906aeb) rather than the Crockford's original.
+
+There is [a more specific typeof()](http://rolandog.com/archives/2007/01/18/typeof-a-more-specific-typeof/) implementation worthy of consideration.
 
 Globals
 ====

lib/remedial.js

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
         var s = typeof value;
         if (s === 'object') {
             if (value) {
-                if (typeof value.length === 'number' &&
+                if ((/array/i).test(({}).toString.call(value))) {
-                        !(value.propertyIsEnumerable('length')) &&
-                        typeof value.splice === 'function') {
                     s = 'array';
                 }
             } else {

tests/array-wtf.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Firefox was tested using persevere's global-es5 for es5 emulation
 (function () {
-  require('remedial');
+  require('../lib/remedial');
 
   a = [];
   a[2] = 27;
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
   // Expected: 3
   // Node/V8/FF: 0
   console.log(typeOf(b));
-  // array
+  // Expected: Object
+  // Node/V8/FF: array (with Crockford's original)
 
 
   c = Object.create([]);
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
   // Expected: 3
   // Node/V8/FF: 1
   console.log(typeOf(c));
-  // Expected: array
+  // Expected: object
   // Node/V8/FF: object
 
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
   // Expected: 3
   // Node/V8/FF: 1
   console.log(typeOf(d));
-  // Expected: array
+  // Expected: object
   // Node/V8: object
 }());