JavaScript Symbol toString() Method

Last Updated : 29 May, 2023

The symbol.toString() is an inbuilt method in JavaScript that 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 a string. 

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter. 

Return value: This method returns the converted string of the specified symbol object. JavaScript code to show the working of this method: 

Example-1: 

javascript 
// Creating some Symbol objects
const A = Symbol('gfg');
const B = Symbol(42);
const C = Symbol();

// Calling toString() method
a = A.toString();
b = B.toString();
c = C.toString();

// Printing the strings which represent
// the above specified Symbol object
console.log(a);
console.log(b);
console.log(c);

Output:

Symbol(gfg)
Symbol(42)
Symbol()

Example-2: 

javascript 
// Creating some Symbol object and
// Calling toString() method
a = Symbol('Geeks').toString();
b = Symbol.iterator.toString();
c = Symbol.for('Geeks').toString();

// Printing the strings which represent
// the above specified Symbol object
console.log(a);
console.log(b);
console.log(c);

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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