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// Copyright (C) 2016 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
// This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
/*---
esid: sec-symbol.for
description: Creation of a unique Symbol value
info: |
1. Let stringKey be ? ToString(key).
2. For each element e of the GlobalSymbolRegistry List,
a. If SameValue(e.[[Key]], stringKey) is true, return e.[[Symbol]].
3. Assert: GlobalSymbolRegistry does not currently contain an entry for
stringKey.
4. Let newSymbol be a new unique Symbol value whose [[Description]] value
is stringKey.
5. Append the Record { [[Key]]: stringKey, [[Symbol]]: newSymbol } to the
GlobalSymbolRegistry List.
6. Return newSymbol.
features: [Symbol]
---*/
var canonical = Symbol.for('s');
assert.sameValue(typeof canonical, 'symbol');
assert.notSameValue(canonical, Symbol('s'));
assert.notSameValue(canonical, Symbol.for('y'));
reportCompare(0, 0);