WeakSet.prototype.delete()

Baseline Widely available

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

The delete() method of WeakSet instances removes the specified element from this WeakSet.

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Syntax

js
weakSetInstance.delete(value)

Parameters

value

The value to remove from the WeakSet object.

Return value

true if an element in the WeakSet object has been removed successfully. false if the value is not found in the WeakSet. Always returns false if value is not an object or a non-registered symbol.

Examples

Using the delete() method

js
const ws = new WeakSet();
const obj = {};

ws.add(window);

ws.delete(obj); // Returns false. No obj found to be deleted.
ws.delete(window); // Returns true. Successfully removed.

ws.has(window); // Returns false. The window is no longer present in the WeakSet.

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-weakset.prototype.delete

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
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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