go thru string of array and remove only 1 if found code example

Example 1: remove a specific element from an array

array.splice(array.indexOf(item), 1);

Example 2: js remove specific element from array

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);