Set.prototype.has()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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

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Syntax

js
has(value)

Parameters

value

The value to test for presence in the Set object.

Return value

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

Examples

Using the has() method

js
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

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-set.prototype.has

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
Deno
Node.js
has

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