Check if a Key exists in a Map using JavaScript

Check if a Key exists in a Map in JavaScript #

To check if a key exists in a Map, call the has() method on the Map, passing it the name of the key as a parameter. The has method returns true if the specified key exists in the Map, otherwise it returns false.

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const map = new Map();
map.set('name', 'Tom');

console.log(map.has('name')); // 👉️ true

console.log(map.has('age')); // 👉️ false

The only parameter the Map.has method takes is the name of the key to test for presence in the Map.

The has method returns a boolean result:

true if the key exists in the Map object
false if the key doesn't exist in the Map object

The has method returns true, even if the key is set to undefined, null or any other falsy value.

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const map = new Map();

map.set('undef', undefined);
map.set('null', null);
map.set('nan', Number.NaN);

console.log(map.has('undef')); // 👉️ true
console.log(map.has('null')); // 👉️ true
console.log(map.has('nan')); // 👉️ true

The method checks for existence, not whether the value is truthy or falsy.

If a value gets deleted from the map, the has method picks up the update immediately.

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const map = new Map();
map.set('name', 'Tom');

console.log(map.has('name')); // 👉️ true

map.delete('name');

console.log(map.has('name')); // 👉️ false

Check if a Key exists in a Map using JavaScript

Check if a Key exists in a Map in JavaScript #

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Borislav Hadzhiev