let mySet = new Set()
mySet.add(1) // Set [ 1 ]
mySet.add(5) // Set [ 1, 5 ]
mySet.add(5) // Set [ 1, 5 ]
mySet.add('some text') // Set [ 1, 5, 'some text' ]
let o = {a: 1, b: 2}
mySet.add(o)
mySet.add({a: 1, b: 2}) // o is referencing a different object, so this is okay
mySet.has(1) // true
mySet.has(3) // false, since 3 has not been added to the set
mySet.has(5) // true
mySet.has(Math.sqrt(25)) // true
mySet.has('Some Text'.toLowerCase()) // true
mySet.has(o) // true
mySet.size // 5
mySet.delete(5) // removes 5 from the set
mySet.has(5) // false, 5 has been removed
mySet.size // 4, since we just removed one value
console.log(mySet)
// logs Set(4) [ 1, "some text", {…}, {…} ] in Firefox
// logs Set(4) { 1, "some text", {…}, {…} } in Chrome
// Use to remove duplicate elements from the array
const numbers = [2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5]
//spreading numbers of the object into an array using the new operator
console.log([...new Set(numbers)])
// [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 32]
A set is a collection of items which are unique i.e no element can be repeated.
Set in ES6 are ordered: elements of the set can be iterated in the insertion
order. Set can store any types of values whether primitive or objects.
var set4 = new Set();
// Use to remove duplicate elements from the array
const array = [2,3,4,4,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,5,32,3,4,5]
//spreading numbers of the object into an array using the new operator
console.log([...new Set(array)])
// [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 32]
const mySet1 = new Set()
mySet1.add(1) // Set [ 1 ]
mySet1.add(5) // Set [ 1, 5 ]
mySet1.add(5) // Set [ 1, 5 ]
mySet1.add('some text') // Set [ 1, 5, 'some text' ]
const o = {a: 1, b: 2}
mySet1.add(o)
mySet1.add({a: 1, b: 2}) // o is referencing a different object, so this is okay
mySet1.has(1) // true
mySet1.has(3) // false, since 3 has not been added to the set
mySet1.has(5) // true
mySet1.has(Math.sqrt(25)) // true
mySet1.has('Some Text'.toLowerCase()) // true
mySet1.has(o) // true
mySet1.size // 5
mySet1.delete(5) // removes 5 from the set
mySet1.has(5) // false, 5 has been removed
mySet1.size // 4, since we just removed one value
mySet1.add(5) // Set [1, 'some text', {...}, {...}, 5] - a previously deleted item will be added as a new item, it will not retain its original position before deletion
console.log(mySet1)
// logs Set(5) [ 1, "some text", {…}, {…}, 5 ] in Firefox
// logs Set(5) { 1, "some text", {…}, {…}, 5 } in Chrome
// create Set
const set1 = new Set(); // an empty set
console.log(set1); // Set {}
// Set with multiple types of value
const set2 = new Set([1, 'hello', {count : true}]);
console.log(set2); // Set {1, "hello", {count: true}}
const id = new Set();
id.add(1);
id.add(2);
id.add(3);
id.add(3);// duplicate value will not be added
console.log(id);// output: Set {1, 2, 3}
id.delete(2);// delete the value 2 from the set
console.log(id);// output: Set {1, 3}
id.has(2);// check if the set has the value 2 // output: true
console.log(id);
//order is not guaranteed