#class ion\Symbol
 implements Stringable

See also ION spec's symbol definition, and ION spec's symbol guide.

Constants:#

None.

Properties:#

• public ?string $value# = NULL
  The symbol's text representation.
• public int $sid# = -1
  The symbols ID, referencing its location within a shared symbol table.
• public ?ion\Symbol\ImportLocation $importLocation# = NULL
  The import location referencing a shared symbol table.

Functions:#

• Symbol::__construct#

  Create an ION symbol.

  void ion\Symbol::__construct([?string $value = NULL, [int $sid = -1, [?ion\Symbol\ImportLocation $importLocation = NULL]]])

• Symbol::equals#

  Compare two symbols for equality.

  bool ion\Symbol::equals(ion\Symbol $symbol)

• Symbol::toString#

  string ion\Symbol::toString()

Namespaces, Interfaces and Classes:#

• Enum#

  Base interface of built-in shared symbol tables.

  interface ion\Symbol\Enum

• ImportLocation#

  The import location (referring to a shared table) of a symbol.

  class ion\Symbol\ImportLocation

• PHP#

  The built-in PHP symbols.

  enum ion\Symbol\PHP implements BackedEnum, ion\Symbol\Enum

• System#

  The built-in ION system symbols.

  enum ion\Symbol\System implements BackedEnum, ion\Symbol\Enum

• Table#

  Base interface of an ION symbol table.

  interface ion\Symbol\Table