whatIs

var NickUtil = Class.create();
NickUtil.prototype = {
    initialize: function() {},

    type: 'NickUtil'
};

NickUtil.whatIs = function(aThing) {
    if (JSUtil.isJavaObject(aThing)) {
        return '[object JavaObject]: ' + aThing;
    }

    // store the type
    var type = typeof aThing;

    // if it's an object, return what *kind* of object (ex. GlideElement)
    if (type === 'object') {
        return Object.prototype.toString.call(aThing);
    } else {
        // if it's not an object, just return the type (string, number, or whatever)
        return type;
    }
};

// Example usage

gs.info('What is 1234: ' + whatIs(1234)); // prints number
gs.info('What is user_gr: ' + whatIs(new GlideRecord('sys_user'))); // prints [object GlideRecord]
gs.info('What is gs.getUser(): ' + whatIs(gs.getUser())); // prints [object JavaObject]: com.glide.sys.User@62b4e813