Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Symbol/@@toPrimitive

The [@@toPrimitive]() method converts a Symbol object to a primitive value.

Syntax

Symbol()[Symbol.toPrimitive](hint)

Return value

The primitive value of the specified Symbol object.

Description

The [@@toPrimitive]() method of Symbol returns the primitive value of a Symbol object as a Symbol data type. The hint argument is not used.

JavaScript calls the [@@toPrimitive]() method to convert an object to a primitive value. You rarely need to invoke the [@@toPrimitive]() method yourself; JavaScript automatically invokes it when encountering an object where a primitive value is expected.

Examples

Using @@toPrimitive

const sym = Symbol("example");
sym === sym[Symbol.toPrimitive](); // true

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Symbol.prototype.@@toPrimitive' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`@@toPrimitive`	Chrome Full support 47	Edge Full support 15	Firefox Full support 44	IE No support No	Opera Full support 34	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 47	Chrome Android Full support 47	Firefox Android Full support 44	Opera Android Full support 34	Safari iOS Full support 10	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0	nodejs Full support 6.0.0

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support