typeof instanceof

typeof用以获取一个变量的类型，typeof一般只能返回如下几个结果：number,boolean,string,function,object,undefined
instanceof用于判断一个变量是否某个对象的实例

Use instanceof for custom types:

 var ClassFirst = function () {};
 var ClassSecond = function () {};
 var instance = new ClassFirst();
 typeof instance; // object
 typeof instance == 'ClassFirst'; //obviously this one is false
 instance instanceof Object; //true
 instance instanceof ClassFirst; //true
 instance instanceof ClassSecond; //false 

Use typeof for simple built in types:

 'example string' instanceof String; // false
 typeof 'example string' == 'string'; //true
 'example string' instanceof Object; //false
 typeof 'example string' == 'object'; //false
 true instanceof Boolean; // false
 typeof true == 'boolean'; //true
 true instanceof Object; // false
 99.99 instanceof Number; // false
 typeof 99.99 == 'number'; //true
 function() {} instanceof Function; //true
 typeof function() {}; //function

Use instanceof for complex built in types:

/regularexpression/ instanceof RegExp; // true
typeof /regularexpression/; //object
[] instanceof Array; // true
typeof []; //object
{} instanceof Object; // true
typeof {}; //object

And the last one is a little bit tricki:

typeof null; //object