get first array element javascript code example

Example 1: get first 10 items of array javascript

const list = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'strawberry']
const size = 3
const items = list.slice(0, size) // res: ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']

Example 2: javascript how to get every element after the 1st in an array

var arguments = ['One', 'Two', 'Three'];
var middle = arguments.slice(1, -1); // will take away the 1st from the start and the 1st from the end
console.log(middle); // once logged it will only show 'Two'

Example 3: javascript get first element of array

let array = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"];

// Both first1 and first2 have the same value.
let [first1] = array;
let first2 = array[0];