Map.prototype.clear()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The clear() method of Map instances removes all elements from this map.

Try it

const map1 = new Map();

map1.set("bar", "baz");
map1.set(1, "foo");

console.log(map1.size);
// Expected output: 2

map1.clear();

console.log(map1.size);
// Expected output: 0

Syntax

js
clear()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Using clear()

js
const myMap = new Map();
myMap.set("bar", "baz");
myMap.set(1, "foo");

console.log(myMap.size); // 2
console.log(myMap.has("bar")); // true

myMap.clear();

console.log(myMap.size); // 0
console.log(myMap.has("bar")); // false

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-map.prototype.clear

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
Node.js
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Full support
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