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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

js
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

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile Server
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android Deno Node.js
split 50 79 49 37 10 50 49 37 10 5.0 50 1.0 6.0.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Symbol/split