The JavaScript Set methods are now part of Baseline

Adriana Jara

Published: June 26, 2024

You can now use the JavaScript Set methods to perform set operations like intersection, union and more.

Sets are an essential data structure in any programming language. Now you can use JavaScript's built-in methods to perform set operations. Simplify your set operations using the following methods:

intersection()

intersection() returns a new set containing elements in both this set and the given set.

const odds = new Set([1, 3, 5, 7, 9]);
const squares = new Set([1, 4, 9]);
console.log(odds.intersection(squares)); // Set(2) { 1, 9 }

union()

union() returns a new set containing all elements in this set and the given set.

const evens = new Set([2, 4, 6, 8]);
const squares = new Set([1, 4, 9]);
console.log(evens.union(squares)); // Set(6) { 2, 4, 6, 8, 1, 9 }

difference()

difference() returns a new set containing elements in this set but not in the given set.

const odds = new Set([1, 3, 5, 7, 9]);
const squares = new Set([1, 4, 9]);
console.log(odds.difference(squares)); // Set(3) { 3, 5, 7 }

symmetricDifference()

symmetricDifference() returns a new set containing elements that are in either this set or the given set, but not in both.

const evens = new Set([2, 4, 6, 8]);
const squares = new Set([1, 4, 9]);
console.log(evens.symmetricDifference(squares)); // Set(5) { 2, 6, 8, 1, 9 }

isSubsetOf()

isSubsetOf() returns a boolean indicating if all elements of this set are in the given set.

const fours = new Set([4, 8, 12, 16]);
const evens = new Set([2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18]);
console.log(fours.isSubsetOf(evens)); // true

isSupersetOf()

isSupersetOf() returns a boolean indicating if all elements of the given set are in this set.

const evens = new Set([2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18]);
const fours = new Set([4, 8, 12, 16]);
console.log(evens.isSupersetOf(fours)); // true

isDisjointFrom()

isDisjointFrom() Returns a boolean indicating if this set has no elements in common with the given set.

const primes = new Set([2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]);
const squares = new Set([1, 4, 9, 16]);
console.log(primes.isDisjointFrom(squares)); // true

Updating your code to use the built-in methods improves performance and reduces technical debt.