is-symbol
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Package description
The `is-symbol` npm package is designed to provide a simple and efficient way to check if a given value is a Symbol. This can be particularly useful when working with ES6 Symbols, ensuring that operations or functions that require a symbol as an argument are provided with the correct type of value.
Check if a value is a Symbol
This feature allows you to verify whether a given value is a Symbol. It's useful in scenarios where the type of a variable needs to be asserted before performing operations that are specific to Symbols.
const isSymbol = require('is-symbol');
console.log(isSymbol(Symbol('foo'))); // true
console.log(isSymbol('bar')); // falsePart of the Lodash library, `lodash.issymbol` provides a similar functionality to `is-symbol` by checking if a given value is a Symbol. However, it comes as part of the larger Lodash utility library, which includes a wide range of functions for different types of data manipulation and checking, potentially making it a heavier choice for projects that only require symbol checking.
While not a direct equivalent, `core-js-pure/features/symbol` provides polyfills for Symbol and its methods in environments where it's not supported natively. This package can be used in conjunction with symbol checking to ensure compatibility across different JavaScript environments, offering broader functionality than `is-symbol` but with a focus on polyfilling rather than type checking.
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Is this an ES6 Symbol value?
var isSymbol = require('is-symbol');
assert(!isSymbol(function () {}));
assert(!isSymbol(null));
assert(!isSymbol(function* () { yield 42; return Infinity; });
assert(isSymbol(Symbol.iterator));
assert(isSymbol(Symbol('foo')));
assert(isSymbol(Symbol.for('foo')));
assert(isSymbol(Object(Symbol('foo'))));
Simply clone the repo, npm install, and run npm test
FAQs
Determine if a value is an ES6 Symbol or not.
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