Today, we're learning about Map
in JavaScript. A Map stores data as key-value pairs. We'll recall how to create Maps, implement them, and delve into the details of their memory management.
Maps are versatile data structures in JavaScript. They store key-value pairs and accept any data type as a key — even objects and functions!
Here is how we create an empty Map:
Here, myMap
is a new JavaScript Map, eagerly awaiting to store your keys and values.
Maps provide some essential built-in methods:
set(key, value)
: Stores a key-value pair.get(key)
: Retrieves the value of a key.has(key)
: Checks if a key exists and returnstrue
orfalse
.delete(key)
: Erases a key-value pair.size
: Returns the count of key-value pairs.
