Map.prototype.get() - JavaScript | MDN

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const map = new Map();
map.set("bar", "foo");

console.log(map.get("bar"));
// Expected output: "foo"

console.log(map.get("baz"));
// Expected output: undefined

Syntax

Parameters

key

The key of the value to return from the Map object. Object keys are compared by reference, not by value.

Return value

The value associated with the specified key in the Map object. If the key can't be found, undefined is returned.

Examples

Using get()

js

const myMap = new Map();
myMap.set("bar", "foo");

console.log(myMap.get("bar")); // Returns "foo"
console.log(myMap.get("baz")); // Returns undefined

Using get() to retrieve a reference to an object

js

const arr = [];
const myMap = new Map();
myMap.set("bar", arr);

myMap.get("bar").push("foo");

console.log(arr); // ["foo"]
console.log(myMap.get("bar")); // ["foo"]

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-map.prototype.get

Browser compatibility

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