JavaScript Set delete()

Definition and usage

delete() The method is used to remove the specified value from the Set.

Instance

// Create a Set
const letters = new Set(["a", "b", "c"]);
// Remove an element
letters.delete("a");

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Syntax

set.delete(value)

Parameter

Parameter Description
value Required. The value to be removed.

Return value

Type Description
Boolean If the value exists and is successfully removed, return true; otherwise return false.

Browser support

set.delete() Is a feature of ECMAScript6 (ES6).

Starting from June 2017, all modern browsers support ES6 (JavaScript 2015):

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome 51 Edge 15 Firefox 54 Safari 10 Opera 38
May 2016 April 2017 June 2017 September 2016 June 2016 Supported

Internet Explorer Does Not Support set.delete().