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phpfn/symbol
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The Symbol type implementation

2.0.1(5y ago)792↓100%11MITPHPPHP >=7.4CI failing

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Symbol
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[](#symbol)

Symbol is a special primitive data type, indicating an unique identifier. This `symbol` library implementation is similar to alternative types in:

1. Symbols in JavaScript: [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global\_Objects/Symbol](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Symbol)
2. Symbols in Ruby:
3. Symbols in TypeScript:
4. Atoms in Erlang: [http://erlang.org/doc/reference\_manual/data\_types.html#atom](http://erlang.org/doc/reference_manual/data_types.html#atom)
5. ...e.g.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Library can be installed into any PHP application:

- Using [`Composer`](https://getcomposer.org/) dependency manager
- [The Force](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2we_B6hDrY) for the Jedi Developers

```
$ composer require phpfn/symbol
```

In order to access library make sure to include `vendor/autoload.php`in your file.

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