[**@jupyterlite**](../../../README.md) *** [@jupyterlite](../../../README.md) / [@jupyterlite/contents](../README.md) / instanceOfStream # Function: instanceOfStream() > **instanceOfStream**(`nodeOrStream`): `nodeOrStream is IEmscriptenStream` Defined in: packages/services/lib/contents/emscripten.d.ts:54 ## Parameters ### nodeOrStream [`IEmscriptenFSNode`](../interfaces/IEmscriptenFSNode.md) | [`IEmscriptenStream`](../interfaces/IEmscriptenStream.md) ## Returns `nodeOrStream is IEmscriptenStream`