JavaScript: Check whether the given argument is a symbol
JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-186 with Solution
Write a JavaScript program to check whether the given argument is a symbol.
- Use typeof to check if a value is classified as a symbol primitive.
Sample Solution:
JavaScript Code:
//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2
const isSymbol = val => typeof val === 'symbol';
console.log(isSymbol(Symbol('x')));
console.log(isSymbol(Symbol(1)));
console.log(isSymbol(Symbol(')')));
Sample Output:
true true true
Pictorial Presentation:
Flowchart:

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JavaScript: Tips of the Day
How to check whether a string contains a substring in JavaScript?
ECMAScript 6 introduced String.prototype.includes:
const string = "foo"; const substring = "oo"; console.log(string.includes(substring));
includes doesn't have Internet Explorer support, though. In ECMAScript 5 or older environments, use String.prototype.indexOf, which returns -1 when a substring cannot be found:
var string = "foo"; var substring = "oo"; console.log(string.indexOf(substring) !== -1);
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