isSymbol

Test if a value is a symbol.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/assert-is-symbol

Usage

var isSymbol = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-symbol' );

isSymbol( value )

Tests if a value is a symbol.

var Object = require( '@stdlib/object-ctor' );
var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol-ctor' );

var bool = isSymbol( Symbol( 'beep' ) );
// returns true

bool = isSymbol( Object( Symbol( 'beep' ) ) );
// returns true

isSymbol.isPrimitive( value )

Tests if a value is a primitive symbol.

var Object = require( '@stdlib/object-ctor' );
var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol-ctor' );

var bool = isSymbol.isPrimitive( Symbol( 'beep' ) );
// returns true

bool = isSymbol.isPrimitive( Object( Symbol( 'boop' ) ) );
// returns false

isSymbol.isObject( value )

Tests if a value is a Symbol object.

var Object = require( '@stdlib/object-ctor' );
var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol-ctor' );

var bool = isSymbol.isObject( Symbol( 'beep' ) );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol.isObject( Object( Symbol( 'boop' ) ) );
// returns true

Examples

var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert-has-symbol-support' );
var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol-ctor' );
var isSymbol = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-symbol' );

var bool;
if ( hasSymbolSupport() ) {
    bool = isSymbol( Symbol( 'beep' ) );
    // returns true
} else {
    console.log( 'Environment does not support symbols.' );
}
bool = isSymbol( 'beep' );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol( {} );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol( [] );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol( null );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol( void 0 );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol( true );
// returns false

bool = isSymbol( function foo() {} );
// returns false

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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