What is difference between Map and Set?

JavaScript Map and Set objects are both iterable objects. Both store object by [key, value] pair.

When to use which? What is the difference between them?

Answer

Provided you are talking about the ES6 types, they aren’t the same data structure even though the Set might be implemented with a Map.

Your definition of Map is right, but a Set is a collection of unique values, unlike an array which can have duplicates.

var array = [1, 2, 3, 3];

var set = new Set(array); // Will have [1, 2, 3]
assert(set.size, 3);

var map = new Map();
map.set('a', 1);
map.set('b', 2);
map.set('c', 3);
map.set('C', 3);
map.set('a', 4); // Has: a, 4; b, 2; c: 3, C: 3
assert(map.size, 4);