remove first n records on an array javascript code example

Example 1: javascript remove first item from array

var colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
var red=colors.shift();
//colors is now ["green","blue"];

Example 2: javascript how to remove first element of array

var colors = ["red", "blue", "green"]

var firstColor = colors.shift()

console.log(firstColor) // red
console.log(colors) // blue green