7 Sets
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Building on your knowledge of sequential data structures, this chapter introduces you to the unique world of sets, a collection that stores only distinct values. We will cover the fundamentals of creating sets, adding or removing elements, and efficiently checking for membership. We will then discover how to leverage the power of sets with mathematical operations like union, intersection, and difference. To make things even easier, we will explore JavaScript's built-in Set
class, providing you with a convenient tool for working with sets directly. So, in this chapter, we will cover:
- Creating a Set class from scratch
- Performing mathematical operations with a set
- JavaScript native Set class
- Exercises...