Object.getOwnPropertySymbols()

The Object.getOwnPropertySymbols() method returns an array of all symbol properties found directly upon a given object.

Syntax

Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(obj)

Parameters

obj
The object whose symbol properties are to be returned.

Return value

An array of all symbol properties found directly upon the given object.

Description

Similar to Object.getOwnPropertyNames(), you can get all symbol properties of a given object as an array of symbols. Note that Object.getOwnPropertyNames() itself does not contain the symbol properties of an object and only the string properties.

As all objects have no own symbol properties initially, Object.getOwnPropertySymbols() returns an empty array unless you have set symbol properties on your object.

Examples

Using getOwnPropertySymbols

var obj = {};
var a = Symbol('a');
var b = Symbol.for('b');

obj[a] = 'localSymbol';
obj[b] = 'globalSymbol';

var objectSymbols = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(obj);

console.log(objectSymbols.length); // 2
console.log(objectSymbols);        // [Symbol(a), Symbol(b)]
console.log(objectSymbols[0]);     // Symbol(a)

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Object.getOwnPropertySymbols' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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getOwnPropertySymbolsChrome Full support 38Edge Full support 12Firefox Full support 36IE No support NoOpera Full support 25Safari Full support 9WebView Android Full support 38Chrome Android Full support 38Firefox Android Full support 36Opera Android Full support 25Safari iOS Full support 9Samsung Internet Android Full support 3.0nodejs Full support 0.12

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