text: "use strict";
  
  Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
    value: true
  });
  exports.isString = isString;
  
  // Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
  // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  
  /**
   * @name isString
   * @summary Tests for a string.
   * @description
   * Checks to see if the input value is a JavaScript string.
   * @example
   * <BR>
   *
   * ```javascript
   * import { isString } from '@polkadot/util';
   *
   * console.log('isString', isString('test')); // => true
   * ```
   */
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
  function isString(value) {
    return typeof value === 'string' || value instanceof String;
  }