# isConstructor

**Kind:** Function

**Source:** [`packages/common/utils/shared.utils.ts`](https://github.com/nestjs/nest/blob/master/packages/common/utils/shared.utils.ts#L47)

**Part of:** [Common](subsystem-packages-common)

## Signature

```ts
function isConstructor(val: any): boolean
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| `val` | `any` |

**Returns:** `boolean`

## Used by

1 reference from 1 file. Each is a place in this repository where the symbol is actually used — go read one rather than trusting an example.

### Imported by (1)

- `MetadataScanner` — `packages/core/metadata-scanner.ts`:8