Is it possible to have multiple keys giving the same result in a JS Map, without having to write all of them ?

For example:

const mp = new Map<number, string>([
      [2 || 4, 'even'],
      [1 || 3, 'odd']
    ]);

This does not work but I am looking for something similar to avoid a switch case which is very verbose

Is it possible to have multiple keys giving the same result in a JS Map, without having to write all of them ?

For example:

const mp = new Map<number, string>([
      [2 || 4, 'even'],
      [1 || 3, 'odd']
    ]);

This does not work but I am looking for something similar to avoid a switch case which is very verbose

• javascript
• typescript

• 1 This looks like an XY-problem. What is the task you're doing with switch? (It probably is not an even-odd-check, which can be done easily without a map.) – Teemu Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 11:12
• Does this question help? stackoverflow./q/14743536/14032355 – ikhvjs Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 11:13
• JavaScript maps can't have duplicate keys, they must all be unique. See related: stackoverflow./questions/3996135/… – msalla Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 11:16
• @moritzsalla OP is talking about different keys with the same value, not for different values with the same key. – VLAZ Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 11:21
• 1 I try to map a type with a string. Some types can get the same string – Auloma Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 11:26

2 Answers 2

You can write your own helper to transform a less verbose input into the one which new Map() expects:

const mapReducer = (arr, [keys, val]) => [
  ...arr,
  ...(Array.isArray(keys)
    ? [...keys.map(key => [key, val])]
    : [[keys, val]]
  )
];

const mp = new Map([
  [[2, 4], 'even'],
  [[1, 3], 'odd'],
  [0, 'meh...']
].reduce(mapReducer, []));

console.log([...mp.entries()])

Is it possible to have multiple keys giving the same result in a JS Map, without having to write all of them ?

No. A map is a 1:1 connection between a key and a value. If you want two different keys to have the same value, that means you need to create two entries in the map.