JavaScript Map forEach() method explained

The forEach() method is used to iterate over a Map object and executes a callback function once for each pair.

The forEach() method of the Map object is similar to the one in the Array object.

The code below shows how the forEach() method works:

let map = new Map([
  [1, "apple"],
  [2, "banana"],
  [3, "orange"],
]);

map.forEach(function (value, key, map) {
  console.log(`Key: ${key} | Value: ${value}`);
});

/*
Output:
> "Key: 1 | Value: apple"
> "Key: 2 | Value: banana"
> "Key: 3 | Value: orange"
*/

The forEach() method iterates over each key/value pair in your Map object in the same order the pair was inserted.

The full syntax of the method is as shown below:

forEach(function (value, key, map) {
  /* function body */
}, thisArg);

The method will pass the 3 arguments to the callback function:

• value - The value of the current pair in the iteration
• key- The key of the current pair in the iteration
• map - The Map object where you call the method

Additionally, you can also pass a thisArg argument after the callback function.

The thisArg argument will be used as the context of the this keyword inside the callback function body:

const map = new Map([
  ['a', 'car']
]);

map.forEach(function (value, key, map) {
  console.log(this); // John
}, "John");

map.forEach(function (value, key, map) {
  console.log(this); // Global object
});

Without passing the thisArg value, the Global object of the JavaScript environment will be used as the this keyword context (Window object for browsers and Global object for Node. Could also be undefined in other environments)

You can manipulate the Map object in each iteration to fulfill the requirement of your code.

And that’s how the forEach() method of the Map object works. 👍