Hello and welcome! Today, we're surfing the JavaScript wave into the world of Sets. Like unique pearls in an oyster, a Set in JavaScript is an unordered collection of unique values. Let's dive deep into these unique treasures, exploring what Sets are, how they are implemented, and how efficient they are.
Sets in JavaScript are like collections of unique gems. Consider a user database with Alice
, Bob
, and David
. Here's how we would implement this:
"Alice" is added only once. Sets ensure every pearl is unique, making it efficient to check if a user already exists quickly. We can examine the size of the set using .size
method. Notice that the set is unordered, and we can't guarantee that elements will be shown in the order we added them.
Sets work similarly to JavaScript objects but are designed for uniqueness. They use hashing, a way to convert a given pearl into a unique code, which facilitates rapid storage and retrieval. When checking if an item is in a Set, JavaScript computes its hash code to locate it, much like a map leading to a treasure.
