javascript: identifies the exact type of an object or a primitive

itemType.js

/**
 * Returns a string indicating the type of an object or a primitive
 * Throws if invoked w/o arguments
 *
 * @param  any    An object or a primitive whose type is to be determined
 * @return string The type of probed item 
 * 
 * Unlike native typeof operator identifies Null as is (not as Object)
 * Delivers the exact type of an item not limited to 9 basic types Undefined,
 * Null, Boolean, Number, BigInt, String, Function, Symbol and Object
 * 
 * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/typeof
 */

const itemType = (...args) => {
    if (args.length) {
        try {
            return args[0].constructor.name
        } catch (error) {
            return Object.prototype.toString.call(args[0]).slice(8, -1)
        }
    }

    throw new RangeError('An object or a primitive has been expected, got nothing')
}