Baseline Widely available
The [Symbol.iterator]()
method of Set
instances implements the iterable protocol and allows Set
objects to be consumed by most syntaxes expecting iterables, such as the spread syntax and for...of
loops. It returns a set iterator object that yields the values of the set in insertion order.
The initial value of this property is the same function object as the initial value of the Set.prototype.values
property.
const set1 = new Set();
set1.add(42);
set1.add("forty two");
const iterator1 = set1[Symbol.iterator]();
console.log(iterator1.next().value);
// Expected output: 42
console.log(iterator1.next().value);
// Expected output: "forty two"
Syntax Parameters
None.
Return valueThe same return value as Set.prototype.values()
: a new iterable iterator object that yields the values of the set.
Note that you seldom need to call this method directly. The existence of the [Symbol.iterator]()
method makes Set
objects iterable, and iterating syntaxes like the for...of
loop automatically call this method to obtain the iterator to loop over.
const mySet = new Set();
mySet.add("0");
mySet.add(1);
mySet.add({});
for (const v of mySet) {
console.log(v);
}
Manually hand-rolling the iterator
You may still manually call the next()
method of the returned iterator object to achieve maximum control over the iteration process.
const mySet = new Set();
mySet.add("0");
mySet.add(1);
mySet.add({});
const setIter = mySet[Symbol.iterator]();
console.log(setIter.next().value); // "0"
console.log(setIter.next().value); // 1
console.log(setIter.next().value); // {}
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