> From: Axel Rauschmayer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: es-discuss list <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 03:17:54 +0100 > Subject: Re: Implicit coercion of Symbols > Does it have to be a Reflect.* method? It could be `Symbol.prototype.getDescription()` or a getter. > >> On 04 Jan 2015, at 02:25, Brendan Eich <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Rick Waldron wrote: >>> >>> That example above is pretty compelling for throw always consistency. >> >> >> With a new Reflect.* API for converting a symbol to its diagnostic/debugging string? >> >> If you agree, please file a bugs.ecmascript.org ticket. >> >> /be >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > > > -- > Dr. Axel Rauschmayer > [email protected] > rauschma.de
A good name for such a getter would be, IMO, `Symbol.prototype.description`. It would also seem to fit with some other common JS idioms, such as `Array.prototype.length`, etc. It also feels clearer and cleaner as a getter than an instance method or function.
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