delete object in array code example

Example 1: remove a particular element from array

var colors = ["red","blue","car","green"];
var carIndex = colors.indexOf("car");//get  "car" index
//remove car from the colors array
colors.splice(carIndex, 1); // colors = ["red","blue","green"]

Example 2: javascript remove from array by index

//Remove specific value by index
array.splice(index, 1);

Example 3: remove item from array javascript

const array = [2, 5, 9];

console.log(array);

const index = array.indexOf(5);
if (index > -1) {
  array.splice(index, 1);
}

// array = [2, 9]
console.log(array);

Example 4: locate and delete an object in an array

// we have an array of objects, we want to remove one object using only the id property
var apps = [{id:34,name:'My App',another:'thing'},{id:37,name:'My New App',another:'things'}];
 
// get index of object with id:37
var removeIndex = apps.map(function(item) { return item.id; }).indexOf(37);
 
// remove object
apps.splice(removeIndex, 1);

Example 5: remove item from array by id

var myArr = [{id:'a'},{id:'myid'},{id:'c'}];
var index = arr.findIndex(function(o){
     return o.id === 'myid';
})
if (index !== -1) myArr.splice(index, 1);

Example 6: how to delete an element of an array in javascript

//you can use two functions depending of what you want to do:

let animals1 = ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]
delete animals1[1]
/*this deletes all the information inside "cat" but the element still exists
so now you'll have this:*/
console.log(animals1)//animals1 = ["dog", undefined, "mouse"]

//if you want to delete it completely, you have to use array.splice:

let animals2 = ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]
animals2.splice(1, 1)
/*the first number means the position from which you want to start to delete
and the second is how much elements will be deleted*/
console.log(animals2)//animals2 = ["dog", "mouse"]
/*Now you don't have undefined
If you did this:*/
let animals3 = ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]
animals3.splice(0, 2)//you'll have this:
console.log(animals3)//animals 3 = "mouse"
/*This happens because I put a 2 in the second parameter so it deleted
two elements from position 0
Try copying this code in your console and whatch*/