Expose _.noop. [closes #380]

lodash.js

@@ -390,15 +390,6 @@
     return typeof value.toString != 'function' && typeof (value + '') == 'string';
   }
 
-  /**
-   * A no-operation function.
-   *
-   * @private
-   */
-  function noop() {
-    // no operation performed
-  }
-
   /**
    * Releases the given array back to the array pool.
    *
@@ -1133,14 +1124,18 @@
     }
     // fallback for browsers without `Object.create`
     if (!nativeCreate) {
-      baseCreate = function(prototype) {
-        if (isObject(prototype)) {
-          noop.prototype = prototype;
-          var result = new noop;
-          noop.prototype = null;
-        }
-        return result || {};
-      };
+      baseCreate = (function() {
+        function Object() {}
+
+        return function(prototype) {
+          if (isObject(prototype)) {
+            Object.prototype = prototype;
+            var result = new Object;
+            Object.prototype = null;
+          }
+          return result || context.Object();
+        };
+      }());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -6134,6 +6129,22 @@
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A no-operation function.
+     *
+     * @static
+     * @memberOf _
+     * @category Utilities
+     * @example
+     *
+     * var object = { 'name': 'fred' };
+     * _.noop(object) === undefined;
+     * // => true
+     */
+    function noop() {
+      // no operation performed
+    }
+
     /**
      * Converts the given value into an integer of the specified radix.
      * If `radix` is `undefined` or `0` a `radix` of `10` is used unless the
@@ -6754,6 +6765,7 @@
     lodash.lastIndexOf = lastIndexOf;
     lodash.mixin = mixin;
     lodash.noConflict = noConflict;
+    lodash.noop = noop;
     lodash.parseInt = parseInt;
     lodash.random = random;
     lodash.reduce = reduce;