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This map() Method in jQuery is used to translate all items in an array or object to a new array of items.

Syntax:

jQuery.map( array/object, callback )

Parameters: This method accepts two parameters which are mentioned above and described below:

  • array/object: This parameter holds the Array or object to translate.
  • callback: This parameter holds the function to process each item against.

Return Value: It returns the array.

The below examples illustrate the use of map() method in jQuery:

Example 1: This example uses jQuery.map() method and return the square of the array element.

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>JQuery | map() method</title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
</head>
 
<body style="text-align:center;">
 
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
 
    <h3>JQuery | map() method</h3>
    <b>Array = [2, 5, 6, 3, 8, 9]</b>
    <br>
    <br>
    <button onclick="geek()">
        Click
    </button>
    <br>
    <br>
    <b id="root"></b>
    <script>
        function geek() {
            let el = document.getElementById('root');
            let arr = [2, 5, 6, 3, 8, 9];
 
            let newArr = jQuery.map(arr, function (val, index) {
                return {
                    number: val,
                    square: val * val
                };
            })
            el.innerHTML = JSON.stringify(newArr);
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Example 2: This example use map() method to concatenate character ‘A’ with every character of the name.

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>JQuery | map() method</title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
</head>
 
<body style="text-align:center;">
 
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
 
    <h3>JQuery | map() method</h3>
    <b>String = "Shubham"</b>
    <br>
    <br>
    <button onclick="geek()">
        Click
    </button>
    <br>
    <br>
    <b id="root"></b>
 
    <script>
        function geek() {
            let el = document.getElementById('root');
            let name = "Shubham";
            name = name.split("");
 
            // New array of character and names
            // concatenated with 'A'
            let newName = jQuery.map(name, function (item) {
                return item + 'A<br>';
            })
            el.innerHTML = newName;
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:



Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2023
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