JavaScript Array shift() Method Examples
Example 1: Removing the First Element from the Array
The function func()
removes the first element from array
using the shift()
method. The removed element is stored in the variable, value
, which is then logged to the console along with the modified array.
function func() {
// Original array
let array = ["GFG", "Geeks", "for", "Geeks"];
// Checking for condition in array
let value = array.shift();
console.log(value);
console.log(array);
}
func();
Output
GFG [ 'Geeks', 'for', 'Geeks' ]
Example 2: Removing First Element from Empty Array
The function func()
attempts to remove the first element from an empty array array
using the shift()
method. Since the array is empty, shift()
returns undefined
, which is logged to the console along with the unchanged array.
function func() {
// Original array
let array = [];
// Checking for condition in array
let value = array.shift();
console.log(value);
console.log(array);
}
func();
Output
undefined []
Example 3: Removing the First Element from the Nested Array
The function func() removes the first element from the nested array using the shift() method. The removed element is stored in the variable value, which is then logged to the console along with the modified array.
function func() {
// Original array
let array = [1,[2,3,4],5,6];
// shift method on nested array
let value = array[1].shift();
console.log(value);
console.log("Array after operation: "+ array);
}
func();
Output
2 Array after operation: 1,3,4,5,6
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
- Opera 4 and above
- Safari 1 and above
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JavaScript Array shift() Method
JavaScript Array shift() Method removes the first element of the array thus reducing the size of the original array by 1.
Syntax:
arr.shift();
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns the removed first element of the array. If the array is empty then this function returns undefined.
Note: This function can also be used with other javascript objects that behave like the array.