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Setdeletebeginner

Set delete() β€” returns false for missing

πŸ“– Usage Example
const s = new Set([1, 2, 3])
s.delete(2)   // β†’ true
s.delete(99)  // β†’ false
console.log(s.size) // β†’ 2

Use Set.delete() to remove a value; it returns true if the value existed.

Set.prototype.delete()

delete() returns false when the value doesn't exist.

Challenge: Verify that delete() returns false for a missing value.

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ delete() returns false (not undefined) when the value did not exist