{"id":14773,"date":"2024-03-15T09:56:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T09:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-set-and-map-in-es6\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:00:16","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-set-and-map-in-es6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-set-and-map-in-es6\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between set and map in ES6?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In ES6, both Set and Map are data structures used for storing data. The main difference between them lies in their ways of storing and accessing data.<\/p>\n<p>A Set is an unordered and unique collection that does not allow duplicate values. The values in a Set are stored in the order they were inserted, without indexes, and cannot be accessed directly by index. Elements can be added to a Set using the add() method, deleted using the delete() method, checked for existence using the has() method, and the size of the set can be obtained using the size property.<\/p>\n<p>A Map is a collection of key-value pairs that allows duplicate values and stores and accesses data based on keys. The key-value pairs in a Map are stored in insertion order and values can be accessed directly by key. You can add key-value pairs to a Map using the set() method, retrieve the value for a key using the get() method, check if a key exists in a Map using the has() method, delete key-value pairs using the delete() method, and get the size of the Map using the size property.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, Sets are suitable for storing unique values, while Maps are suitable for storing key-value pairs. 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