Set[Symbol.species]
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The Set[Symbol.species]
static accessor property is an unused accessor property specifying how to copy Set
objects.
Syntax
Set[Symbol.species]
Return value
The value of the constructor (this
) on which get [Symbol.species]
was called. The return value is used to construct copied Set
instances.
Description
The [Symbol.species]
accessor property returns the default constructor for Set
objects. Subclass constructors may override it to change the constructor assignment.
Note: This property is currently unused by all Set
methods.
Examples
Species in ordinary objects
The [Symbol.species]
property returns the default constructor function, which is the Set
constructor for Set
.
Set[Symbol.species]; // function Set()
Species in derived objects
In an instance of a custom Set
subclass, such as MySet
, the MySet
species is the MySet
constructor. However, you might want to overwrite this, in order to return parent Set
objects in your derived class methods:
class MySet extends Set {
// Overwrite MySet species to the parent Set constructor
static get [Symbol.species]() {
return Set;
}
}
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-get-set-%symbol.species% |
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