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Any property values that also have a <code>get</code> method will have their <code>get</code> method called and the resulting value will be used as the property value. This can be used to recursively convert a map instance to an object of other plain JavaScript objects. Cycles are supported and only create one object.</p> <p><code>.get()</code> can still return other non plain JS objects like Date. Use <a href="map.prototype.serialize.html" title="Get a serialized representation of the map instance and its children.">serialize</a> when a form proper for <code>JSON.stringify</code> is needed.</p> <pre><code class="language-js">var map = new DefineMap({foo: new DefineMap({bar: "zed"})}); map.get() //-> {foo: {bar: "zed"}}; </code></pre> <div class="returns"> <h3 class="returns-title">Returns</h3> <p> <code>{Object}</code>: <p>A plain JavaScript <code>Object</code> that contains all the properties and values of the map instance.</p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="signature"> <h2 class="signature-title"> <code>map.get(propName)</code> </h2> <p>Get a single property on a DefineMap instance.</p> <p><code>.get(propName)</code> only should be used when reading properties that might not have been defined yet, but will be later via <a href="map.prototype.set.html" title="Sets multiple properties on a map instance or a property that wasn't predefined.">set</a>.</p> <pre><code class="language-js">var map = new DefineMap(); map.get("name") //-> undefined; </code></pre> <div class="parameters"> <h3 class="parameters-title">Parameters</h3> <ol> <li><b>propName</b> <code>{String}</code>: <p>The property name of a property that may not have been defined yet.</p> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="returns"> <h3 class="returns-title">Returns</h3> <p> <code>{*}</code>: <p>The value of that property.</p> </p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var docObject = {"type":"function","name":"can-define/map/map.prototype.get","parent":"can-define/map/map.prototype","src":{"line":111,"codeLine":149,"path":"node_modules/can-define/map/map.js"},"description":"Get a value or all values from a DefineMap. \n","title":"get","signatures":[{"code":"map.get()","description":"\n\nReturns a plain JavaScript object that contains the properties and values of the map instance. 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