JavaScript Map delete()
Example
// Create a Map
const fruits = new Map([
["apples", 500],
["bananas", 300],
["oranges", 200]
]);
// Delete an Element
fruits.delete("apples");
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Description
The delete() method deletes an element from a map.
Syntax
map.delete(key)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| key | Required. The key of the element to delete. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| Boolean | true if the element existed, otherwise false. |
Browser Support
map.delete() is an ECMAScript6 (ES6) feature.
ES6 (JavaScript 2015) is supported in all modern browsers since June 2017:
| Chrome 51 | Edge 15 | Firefox 54 | Safari 10 | Opera 38 |
| May 2016 | Apr 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2016 | Jun 2016 |
map.delete() is not supported in Internet Explorer.
