JavaScript | symbol.toString()

The symbol.toString() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to convert the specified symbol object into the string.

Syntax:

Symbol().toString();

Here Symbol() is the specified symbol object which is to be converted into string.

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return value: This function returns the converted string of specified symbol object.

JavaScript code to show the working of this function:
Example-1:

<script> 
  
    // Creating some Symbol objects 
    const A = Symbol('gfg'); 
    const B = Symbol(42); 
    const C = Symbol(); 
  
    // Calling toString() function 
    a = A.toString(); 
    b = B.toString(); 
    c = C.toString(); 
  
    // Printing the strings which represent 
    // the above specified Symbol object 
    document.write(a + "<br>"); 
    document.write(b + "<br>"); 
    document.write(c); 
  
</script> 

Output:

Symbol(gfg)
Symbol(42)
Symbol()

Example-2:

<script> 
   
   // Creating some Symbol object and 
   // Calling toString() function 
   a = Symbol('Geeks').toString(); 
   b = Symbol.iterator.toString(); 
   c = Symbol.for('Geeks').toString(); 
      
   // Printing the strings which represent 
   // the above specified Symbol object 
   document.write(a +"<br>"); 
   document.write(b +"<br>"); 
   document.write(c); 
       
</script> 

Output:

Symbol(Geeks)
Symbol(Symbol.iterator)
Symbol(Geeks)

Supported Browsers:

Apple Safari 9
Edge 12
Firefox 36
Google Chrome 38
Opera 25

Reference: https://devdocs.io/javascript/global_objects/symbol/tostring

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