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javascript instance method

Map.prototype.keys()

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The keys() method of Map instances returns a new map iterator object that contains the keys for each element in this map in insertion order.

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const map = new Map();

map.set("0", "foo");
map.set(1, "bar");

const iterator = map.keys();

console.log(iterator.next().value);
// Expected output: "0"

console.log(iterator.next().value);
// Expected output: 1

Syntax

keys()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A new iterable iterator object.

Examples

Using keys()

const myMap = new Map();
myMap.set("0", "foo");
myMap.set(1, "bar");
myMap.set({}, "baz");

const mapIter = myMap.keys();

console.log(mapIter.next().value); // "0"
console.log(mapIter.next().value); // 1
console.log(mapIter.next().value); // {}

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also