Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/TypedArray/@@species

The TypedArray[@@species] accessor property returns the constructor of a typed array.

Description

The species accessor property returns the default constructor for typed array objects. Subclass constructors may over-ride it to change the constructor assignment.

Examples

Species in ordinary objects

The species property returns the default constructor function, which is one of the typed array constructors for a given typed array object:

Int8Array[Symbol.species];    // function Int8Array()
Uint8Array[Symbol.species];   // function Uint8Array()
Float32Array[Symbol.species]; // function Float32Array()

Species in derived objects

In a derived collection object (e.g. your custom typed array MyTypedArray), the MyTypedArray species is the MyTypedArray constructor. However, you might want to overwrite this, in order to return a parent typed array object in your derived class methods:

class MyTypedArray extends Uint8Array {
  // Overwrite MyTypedArray species to the parent Uint8Array constructor
  static get [Symbol.species]() { return Uint8Array; }
}

Specifications

Specification

[(ECMA-262)The definition of 'get %TypedArray% [ @@species ' 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
`@@species`	Chrome Full support 51	Edge Full support 13	Firefox Full support 48	IE No support No	Opera Full support 38	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support 48	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS Full support 10	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0	nodejs Full support 6.5.0 Full support 6.5.0 Full support 6.0.0 Disabled' Disabled' From version 6.0.0: this feature is behind the `--harmony` runtime flag.

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