Map.prototype.set()

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 set() method of Map instances adds or updates an entry in this map with a specified key and a value.

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Syntax

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set(key, value)

Parameters

key

The key of the element to add to the Map object. The key may be any JavaScript type (any primitive value or any type of JavaScript object).

value

The value of the element to add to the Map object. The value may be any JavaScript type (any primitive value or any type of JavaScript object).

Return value

The Map object.

Examples

Using set()

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const myMap = new Map();

// Add new elements to the map
myMap.set("bar", "foo");
myMap.set(1, "foobar");

// Update an element in the map
myMap.set("bar", "baz");

Using the set() with chaining

Since the set() method returns back the same Map object, you can chain the method call like below:

js
// Add new elements to the map with chaining.
myMap.set("bar", "foo").set(1, "foobar").set(2, "baz");

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-map.prototype.set

Browser compatibility

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