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Map.prototype[@@iterator]()

The [@@iterator]() method of Map instances implements the iterable protocol and allows Map objects to be consumed by most syntaxes expecting iterables, such as the spread syntax and for...of loops. It returns a map iterator object that yields the key-value pairs of the map in insertion order.

The initial value of this property is the same function object as the initial value of the Map.prototype.entries property.

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Syntax

map[Symbol.iterator]()

Parameters

None.

Return value

The same return value as Map.prototype.entries(): a new iterable iterator object that yields the key-value pairs of the map.

Examples

Iteration using for...of loop

Note that you seldom need to call this method directly. The existence of the @@iterator method makes Map objects iterable, and iterating syntaxes like the for...of loop automatically call this method to obtain the iterator to loop over.

const myMap = new Map();
myMap.set("0", "foo");
myMap.set(1, "bar");
myMap.set({}, "baz");

for (const entry of myMap) {
  console.log(entry);
}
// ["0", "foo"]
// [1, "bar"]
// [{}, "baz"]

for (const [key, value] of myMap) {
  console.log(`${key}: ${value}`);
}
// 0: foo
// 1: bar
// [Object]: baz

Manually hand-rolling the iterator

You may still manually call the next() method of the returned iterator object to achieve maximum control over the iteration process.

const myMap = new Map();
myMap.set("0", "foo");
myMap.set(1, "bar");
myMap.set({}, "baz");

const mapIter = myMap[Symbol.iterator]();

console.log(mapIter.next().value); // ["0", "foo"]
console.log(mapIter.next().value); // [1, "bar"]
console.log(mapIter.next().value); // [Object, "baz"]

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-map.prototype-@@iterator

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	Deno	Node.js
`@@iterator`	38	12	36 27–36 A placeholder property named `@@iterator` is used. 17–27 A placeholder property named `iterator` is used.	25	10	38	36 27–36 A placeholder property named `@@iterator` is used. 17–27 A placeholder property named `iterator` is used.	25	10	3.0	38	1.0	0.12.0