The purpose of the JavaScript Symbol.toString method is to provide a string representation of an object.
Syntax
Example
Symbol().toString();
Parameters
No Parameters.
Return value
A string that denotes the designated Symbol object.
Browser Support
| Chrome | 38 |
|---|---|
| Safari | 9 |
| Firefox | 36 |
| Opera | 25 |
Example 1
Example
<script>
//JavaScript to illustrate Symbol.toString
var v = Symbol("Example");
var q = Symbol("Java");
document.write(v.toString(v));
document.write("<br>");
document.write(q.toString(q));
//expected output:
//Symbol(example);
//Symbol(Java);
</script>
Output:
Output
Symbol(example)
Symbol(Java)
Example 2
Example
<script>
//JavaScript to illustrate Symbol.toString
document.write(Symbol.for('DBMS').toString());
document.write("<br>");
document.write(Symbol.for('Example').toString());
//expected output: Symbol(DBMS);
//Symbol(example);
</script>
Output:
Output
Symbol(DBMS)
Symbol(example)
