in scala
class Symbol

`final case class` Symbol
  `extends` java.lang.Object
  `with` scala.ScalaObject
  `with` scala.Product

  Instances of `Symbol` can be created easily with Scala's built-in quote mechanism.

  For instance, the Scala term `'mysym` will invoke the constructor of the `Symbol` class in the following way: `new Symbol("mysym")`.

Author:
  Martin Odersky
Version:
  1.7, 08/12/2003

Constructor Summary
| `def` this (name: java.lang.String)

Val Summary
| `val` name : java.lang.String

Def Summary
`final` `override` | `def` $tag : scala.Int
`final` `override` | `def` arity : scala.Int
`final` `override` | `def` element (x$1: scala.Int) : scala.Any
`override` | `def` equals (x$1: scala.Any) : scala.Boolean
`override` | `def` hashCode : scala.Int
| `def` intern : scala.Symbol Makes this symbol into a unique reference. If two interened symbols are equal (i.e. they have the same name) then they must be identical (wrt reference equality).
`final` `override` | `def` productPrefix : java.lang.String
`override` | `def` toString : java.lang.String Converts this symbol to a string.

Def inherited from scala.Product
arity , element, productPrefix

Constructor Detail

`def` this (name: java.lang.String)

Val Detail

`val` name : java.lang.String

Def Detail

`final override def` $tag : scala.Int

`final override def` arity : scala.Int

`final override def` element (x$1: scala.Int): scala.Any

`override def` equals (x$1: scala.Any): scala.Boolean

`override def` hashCode : scala.Int

`def` intern : scala.Symbol

  Makes this symbol into a unique reference.

  If two interened symbols are equal (i.e. they have the same name) then they must be identical (wrt reference equality).

Returns:
  the unique reference to this symbol.

`final override def` productPrefix : java.lang.String

`override def` toString : java.lang.String

  Converts this symbol to a string.