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Symbol

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Topic: Specials
Unit title: Symbol
Categories: Concept
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Explanation: The wrapper object that allows primitive symbols to temporarily behave like objects, granting access to methods like `.toString()` and `.valueOf()`. The object also provides access to well-known symbols, for customizing the behavior of built-in and user-defined objects.

Browser compatibility:
  • The chrome browser supports this feature starting from version 3
  • The edge browser supports this feature starting from version 12
  • The firefox browser supports this feature starting from version 3.5
  • The safari browser supports this feature starting from version 4
Availability: