var toString = Object.prototype.toString

module.exports = function(val){
  switch (toString.call(val)) {
    case '[object Function]': return 'function'
    case '[object Date]': return 'date'
    case '[object RegExp]': return 'regexp'
    case '[object Arguments]': return 'arguments'
    case '[object Array]': return 'array'
    case '[object String]': return 'string'
  }

  if (typeof val == 'object' && val && typeof val.length == 'number') {
    try {
      if (typeof val.callee == 'function') return 'arguments';
    } catch (ex) {
      if (ex instanceof TypeError) {
        return 'arguments';
      }
    }
  }

  if (val === null) return 'null'
  if (val === undefined) return 'undefined'
  if (val && val.nodeType === 1) return 'element'
  if (val === Object(val)) return 'object'

  return typeof val
}