WeakSet.prototype.add()

The add() method appends a new object to the end of a WeakSet object.

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Syntax

ws.add(value);

Parameters

value

Required. The object to add to the WeakSet collection.

Return value

The WeakSet object.

Examples

Using add

var ws = new WeakSet();

ws.add(window); // add the window object to the WeakSet

ws.has(window); // true

// Weakset only takes objects as arguments
ws.add(1);
// results in "TypeError: Invalid value used in weak set" in Chrome
// and "TypeError: 1 is not a non-null object" in Firefox

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• WeakSet
• WeakSet.prototype.delete()
• WeakSet.prototype.has()