Symbol.search

The Symbol.search well-known symbol specifies the method that returns the index within a string that matches the regular expression. This function is called by the String.prototype.search() method.

For more information, see RegExp.prototype[@@search]() and String.prototype.search().

Property attributes of Symbol.search
Writable no
Enumerable no
Configurable no

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Symbol.search' in that specification.		 Standard Initial definition.
ECMAScript Latest Draft (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Symbol.search' in that specification.		 Draft  

Browser compatibility

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searchChrome Full support 50Edge No support NoFirefox Full support 49IE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android Full support 50Chrome Android Full support 50Firefox Android Full support 49Opera Android Full support YesSafari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0nodejs Full support 6.0.0

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See also

Related Topics
  1. Standard built-in objects
  2. Symbol
  3. Properties
    1. Symbol.asyncIterator
    2. Symbol.hasInstance
    3. Symbol.isConcatSpreadable
    4. Symbol.iterator
    5. Symbol.match
    6. Symbol.matchAll
    7. Symbol.prototype
    8. Symbol.prototype.description
    9. Symbol.replace
    10. Symbol.search
    11. Symbol.species
    12. Symbol.split
    13. Symbol.toPrimitive
    14. Symbol.toStringTag
    15. Symbol.unscopables
  4. Methods
    1. Symbol.for()
    2. Symbol.keyFor()
    3. Symbol.prototype.toSource()
    4. Symbol.prototype.toString()
    5. Symbol.prototype.valueOf()
    6. Symbol.prototype[@@toPrimitive]
  5. Inheritance:
  6. Function
  7. Properties
    1. Function.arguments
    2. Function.arity
    3. Function.caller
    4. Function.displayName
    5. Function.length
    6. Function.name
    7. Function.prototype
  8. Methods
    1. Function.prototype.apply()
    2. Function.prototype.bind()
    3. Function.prototype.call()
    4. Function.prototype.isGenerator()
    5. Function.prototype.toSource()
    6. Function.prototype.toString()
  9. Object
  10. Properties
    1. Object.prototype.__count__
    2. Object.prototype.__noSuchMethod__
    3. Object.prototype.__parent__
    4. Object.prototype.__proto__
    5. Object.prototype.constructor
  11. Methods
    1. Object.prototype.__defineGetter__()
    2. Object.prototype.__defineSetter__()
    3. Object.prototype.__lookupGetter__()
    4. Object.prototype.__lookupSetter__()
    5. Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty()
    6. Object.prototype.isPrototypeOf()
    7. Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable()
    8. Object.prototype.toLocaleString()
    9. Object.prototype.toSource()
    10. Object.prototype.toString()
    11. Object.prototype.unwatch()
    12. Object.prototype.valueOf()
    13. Object.prototype.watch()
    14. Object.setPrototypeOf()