Function to check if the argument passed is an object

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/**
* Returns true if the given object is an element.
* @param cElem {object/jQuery}
* @returns {boolean}
*/
function isDomElement(cElem)
// use this for jQuery objects
if (cElem && cElem.jquery) {
cElem = cElem.get(0);
}
return (typeof thing === "object" && typeof thing.nodeName !== "undefined");
}