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Version: 3.13.0

Symbol.prototype[Symbol.toPrimitive]

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