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The has() method of Set instances returns a boolean indicating whether an element with the specified value exists in this set or not.

Syntax

has(value)

Parameters

Return value

Returns true if an element with the specified value exists in the Set object; otherwise false.

Examples

Using the has() method

const mySet = new Set();
mySet.add("foo");

console.log(mySet.has("foo")); // true
console.log(mySet.has("bar")); // false

const set1 = new Set();
const obj1 = { key1: 1 };
set1.add(obj1);

console.log(set1.has(obj1)); // true
console.log(set1.has({ key1: 1 })); // false, because they are different object references
console.log(set1.add({ key1: 1 })); // now set1 contains 2 entries

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also