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Map delete() β€” get after delete

πŸ“– Usage Example
const m = new Map([['a', 1], ['b', 2]])
m.delete('a')   // β†’ true
m.delete('z')   // β†’ false
console.log(m.size) // β†’ 1

Use Map.delete() to remove a key; it returns true if the key existed.

Map.prototype.delete()

After deleting a key, get() returns undefined for that key.

Challenge: Verify that get() returns undefined after delete().

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ After deleting a key, it is completely removed from the Map