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Symbol.split

The Symbol.split static data property represents the well-known symbol @@split. The String.prototype.split() method looks up this symbol on its first argument for the method that splits a string at the indices that match the current object.

For more information, seeRegExp.prototype[@@split]() and String.prototype.split().

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Value

The well-known symbol @@split.

Property attributes of `Symbol.split`
Writable	no
Enumerable	no
Configurable	no

Examples

Custom reverse split

class ReverseSplit {
  [Symbol.split](string) {
    const array = string.split(" ");
    return array.reverse();
  }
}

console.log("Another one bites the dust".split(new ReverseSplit()));
// [ "dust", "the", "bites", "one", "Another" ]

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-symbol.split

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	Deno	Node.js
`split`	50	79	49	No	37	10	50	50	49	37	10	5.0	1.0	6.0.0