How to iterate over a weakmap?

javascript garbage-collection iterator weakmap
commonpike picture commonpike · Sep 4, 2015 · Viewed 11.5k times · Source

A javascript WeakMap ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WeakMap ) does not allow you to get the key, or the length or size, by design.

Is it possible to nevertheless loop over entries in some way ?

If not .. how does the Chrome console do this ?

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Bergi picture Bergi · Sep 12, 2015

Is it possible to nevertheless loop over entries in some way?

No, as you say, the contents of a WeakMap are not accessible by design, and there is no iterability.

If not … how does the Chrome console do this?

The console uses the debugging API of the JS engine, which allows access to the internals of objects (also to promise states, wrapped primitives, etc.) and many more.

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