The Symbol.prototype in JavaScript serves the purpose of generating the prototype for the Symbol constructor.
Note: Symbol.prototype is the parent of all symbol objects and parent of Symbol.prototype is obect.prototype.
Syntax
Example
Symbol.prototype
Parameters
No parameters
Return value
The prototype for the symbol constructor.
Browser Support
| Chrome | 32 |
|---|---|
| Safari | 8 |
| Firefox | 29 |
| Opera | 19 |
Example 1
Example
<script>
//JavaScript to illustrate Symbol.prototype()
var a = Symbol('Java');
Symbol.prototype.toString = function()
{
return ('Example');
}
document.write(a.toString());
//expected output: Example
</script>
Output:
Output
Example
Example 2
Example
<script>
//JavaScript to illustrate Symbol.prototype()
var a = Symbol('Java');
Symbol.prototype.toString = function()
{
return ('10');
}
document.write(a.toString());
//expected output: 10
</script>
Output:
