Welcome back, future JavaScript master! Our mission is to master JavaScript Maps, a tool for managing data using key-value pairs that distinguish them from objects (dictionaries). Buckle up; we're about to dive deep into data management using maps in JavaScript!
A Map in JavaScript is a guide to the treasures of unique key-value pairs. Unlike JavaScript objects, which mostly use strings as keys, Map
permits any type of keys, thus charting a unique path to each treasure.
Here is an example of creating and populating a Map:
You can see how Map
supports different types of keys without any issues.
Maps have built-in methods such as get
, set
, delete
, and has
that enable efficient data management. The get
method retrieves the value of a given key, verifies the existence of a key in the Map, and eliminates a key-value pair:
