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serafim/symbol
==============

The Symbol type PHP implementation

1.0.0(6y ago)1293↓50%1MITPHP >=7.1.3

Since Jul 4Pushed 6y agoCompare

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Symbol
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[](#symbol)

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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.

Usage
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[](#usage)

In order to create a new symbol data type, you should use the `Symbol::create()` method or call the global `symbol()`helper function.

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