Symbol.split

The Symbol.split well-known symbol specifies the method that splits a string at the indices that match a regular expression. This function is called by the String.prototype.split() method.

For more information, see RegExp.prototype[@@split]() and String.prototype.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()));
// expected output: [ "dust", "the", "bites", "one", "Another" ]

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-symbol.split

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See also