Function getKnownSymbol

  • If Symbols are supported then get the property of the global Symbol, if Symbol's are not supported and noPoly is true it returns null. Used to access the well known symbols.

    Type Parameters

    • T = symbol

    Parameters

    • name: string | WellKnownSymbols

      The property name to return (if it exists) for Symbol

    • OptionalnoPoly: boolean

      Flag indicating whether to return a polyfill if symbols are not supported.

    Returns T

    The value of the property if present

    // If Symbol is supported in the runtime
    getKnownSymbol("toStringTag") === Symbol.toStringTag; // true
    getKnownSymbol(WellKnownSymbols.toStringTag) === Symbol.toStringTag; // true