To convert an array to a set in JavaScript we simply just need to pass the array as a parameter when creating a new set, new Set(). One of the main differences between an array and a set is that a set does not contain duplicate values.
var numbers_array = [13, 48, 92, 13, 48, 3, 13, 92];
var numbers_set = new Set(numbers_array);
console.log(numbers_set);
#Output:
{13, 48, 92, 3}
As you can see from the code above, the array, numbers_array, has multiple duplicate values in it. When we create a new set using the array as a parameter, the duplicate values in the array are left out of the set, and only the unique numbers are left.
Let’s take a look at another example below.
Let’s say we have a simple array of colors and we want to convert the array to a set. To do this we simply use the set constructor again, passing it the array of colors.
var arrayOfColors = ["red","blue","green","red","yellow","orange","black","purple","pink","blue","black"];
var color_set = new Set(arrayOfColors);
console.log(set);
In this example, the resulting set, color_set, would now contain the following:
Hopefully this article has been useful to help you understand how to convert an array to set using JavaScript.
