JavaScript shift() Method: Array Object

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:08 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The shift() method is used to remove the first element from an array. This method returns the removed element and changes the length of the array.

Version

Implemented in JavaScript 1.2

Syntax

shift()

Parameters

None

Example:

The following web document displays the fruitslist array before and after removing its first element. It also displays the removed element.

HTML Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf8" />
<title>JavaScript shift() method example</title>
<style type="text/css">
h1 {color:red}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>JavaScript : shift() method</h1>
<script src="array-shift-example1.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

JS Code

var fruitslist = new Array("Orange","Apple","Banana","Chery" );
var newParagraph = document.createElement("p"); 
var newText = document.createTextNode    ("List of Fruits : "+fruitslist); 
newParagraph.appendChild(newText); 
document.body.appendChild(newParagraph);
var removeelement=fruitslist.shift();
var newParagraph1 = document.createElement("p"); 
var newText1 = document.createTextNode("The first element of the Fruits List : "+ removeelement); 
newParagraph1.appendChild(newText1);
document.body.appendChild(newParagraph1);

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