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+/**
+ * Checks if `value` is a host object in IE < 9.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {*} value The value to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} Returns `true` if `value` is a host object, else `false`.
+ */
+function isHostObject(value) {
+ // Many host objects are `Object` objects that can coerce to strings
+ // despite having improperly defined `toString` methods.
+ var result = false;
+ if (value != null && typeof value.toString != 'function') {
+ try {
+ result = !!(value + '');
+ } catch (e) {}
+ }
+ return result;
+}
+
+module.exports = isHostObject;