map elements to object javascript code example

Example 1: initialize a map js

let map = new Map()
map['bla'] = 'blaa'
map['bla2'] = 'blaaa2'

console.log(map)  // Map { bla: 'blaa', bla2: 'blaaa2' }

Example 2: map in javascript

// Use map to create a new array in memory. Don't use if you're not returning
const arr = [1,2,3,4]

// Get squares of each element
const sqrs = arr.map((num) => num ** 2)
console.log(sqrs)
// [ 1, 4, 9, 16 ]

//Original array untouched
console.log(arr)
// [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]