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Data structures in JavaScript: Dictionaries

ES6 introduced the Map data structure, providing us a proper tool to handle this kind of data organization. What is a Map? It's a data structure that allows to associate data to a key. A WeakMap is a special kind of Map that lets all its items be freely collected.

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Nov 08, 2020•2m read time•From flaviocopes.com
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What is a MapBefore ES6Enter MapInitialize a map with valuesMap keysWeird situations you’ll almost never find in real lifeIterating over a mapConvert to array
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