Symbol.hasInstance

The Symbol.hasInstance well-known symbol is used to determine if a constructor object recognizes an object as its instance. The instanceof operator's behavior can be customized by this symbol.

Examples

You could implement your custom instanceof behavior like this, for example:

class MyArray {  
  static [Symbol.hasInstance](instance) {
    return Array.isArray(instance);
  }
}
console.log([] instanceof MyArray); // true

Specifications

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See also

• instanceof