Explain WeakSet in javascript

 In javascript, Set is a collection of unique and ordered elements.


Just like Set, WeakSet is also a collection of unique and ordered elements with some key differences:

  • Weakset contains only objects and no other type.
  • An object inside the weakset is referenced weakly. This means, if the object inside the weakset does not have a reference, it will be garbage collected.
  • Unlike Set, WeakSet only has three methods, add() delete() and has() .


const newSet = new Set([4, 5, 6, 7]);
console.log(newSet);// Outputs Set {4,5,6,7}

const newSet2 = new WeakSet([3, 4, 5]); //Throws an error


let obj1 = {message:"Hello world"};
const newSet3 = new WeakSet([obj1]);
console.log(newSet3.has(obj1)); // true

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