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+var baseMatches = require('./baseMatches'),
+ baseMatchesProperty = require('./baseMatchesProperty'),
+ identity = require('../identity'),
+ isArray = require('../isArray'),
+ property = require('../property');
+
+/**
+ * The base implementation of `_.iteratee`.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {*} [value=_.identity] The value to convert to an iteratee.
+ * @returns {Function} Returns the iteratee.
+ */
+function baseIteratee(value) {
+ var type = typeof value;
+ if (type == 'function') {
+ return value;
+ }
+ if (value == null) {
+ return identity;
+ }
+ if (type == 'object') {
+ return isArray(value)
+ ? baseMatchesProperty(value[0], value[1])
+ : baseMatches(value);
+ }
+ return property(value);
+}
+
+module.exports = baseIteratee;