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style=\"color: #000000\">sym2 === sym3; </span><span style=\"color: #008000\">// false, symbols are unique</span></code></div></pre>\n<p>Just like strings, symbols can be used as keys for object properties.</p>\n<pre class=\"shiki\"><div class=\"language-id\">ts</div><div class='code-container'><code><span style=\"color: #0000FF\">const</span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> sym = Symbol();</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000FF\">let</span><span style=\"color: #000000\"> obj = {</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">  [sym]: </span><span style=\"color: #A31515\">\"value\"</span>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">};</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">console.log(obj[sym]); </span><span style=\"color: #008000\">// \"value\"</span></code></div></pre>\n<p>Symbols can also be combined with computed property declarations to declare object properties and class members.</p>\n<pre class=\"shiki\"><div class=\"language-id\">ts</div><div class='code-container'><code><span style=\"color: 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Called by the semantics of the instanceof operator.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolisconcatspreadable\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolisconcatspreadable\" aria-label=\"symbolisconcatspreadable permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.isConcatSpreadable</code></h2>\n<p>A Boolean value indicating that an object should be flattened to its array elements by Array.prototype.concat.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symboliterator\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symboliterator\" aria-label=\"symboliterator permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.iterator</code></h2>\n<p>A method that returns the default iterator for an object. Called by the semantics of the for-of statement.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolmatch\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolmatch\" aria-label=\"symbolmatch permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.match</code></h2>\n<p>A regular expression method that matches the regular expression against a string. Called by the <code>String.prototype.match</code> method.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolreplace\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolreplace\" aria-label=\"symbolreplace permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.replace</code></h2>\n<p>A regular expression method that replaces matched substrings of a string. Called by the <code>String.prototype.replace</code> method.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolsearch\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolsearch\" aria-label=\"symbolsearch permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.search</code></h2>\n<p>A regular expression method that returns the index within a string that matches the regular expression. Called by the <code>String.prototype.search</code> method.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolspecies\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolspecies\" aria-label=\"symbolspecies permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.species</code></h2>\n<p>A function valued property that is the constructor function that is used to create derived objects.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolsplit\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolsplit\" aria-label=\"symbolsplit permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.split</code></h2>\n<p>A regular expression method that splits a string at the indices that match the regular expression.\nCalled by the <code>String.prototype.split</code> method.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symboltoprimitive\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symboltoprimitive\" aria-label=\"symboltoprimitive permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.toPrimitive</code></h2>\n<p>A method that converts an object to a corresponding primitive value.\nCalled by the <code>ToPrimitive</code> abstract operation.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symboltostringtag\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symboltostringtag\" aria-label=\"symboltostringtag permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.toStringTag</code></h2>\n<p>A String value that is used in the creation of the default string description of an object.\nCalled by the built-in method <code>Object.prototype.toString</code>.</p>\n<h2 id=\"symbolunscopables\" style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"#symbolunscopables\" aria-label=\"symbolunscopables permalink\" class=\"anchor before\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z\"></path></svg></a><code>Symbol.unscopables</code></h2>\n<p>An Object whose own property names are property names that are excluded from the ‘with’ environment bindings of the associated objects.</p>","headings":[{"value":"Introduction","depth":1},{"value":"Well-known Symbols","depth":1},{"value":"Symbol.hasInstance","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.isConcatSpreadable","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.iterator","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.match","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.replace","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.search","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.species","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.split","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.toPrimitive","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.toStringTag","depth":2},{"value":"Symbol.unscopables","depth":2}],"frontmatter":{"permalink":"/docs/handbook/symbols.html","title":"Symbols"}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/docs/handbook/symbols.html","isOldHandbook":true}}}