javascript remove first array item 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: remove first element of array javascript

var arr = [1, 2, 3, 4]; 
var theRemovedElement = arr.shift(); // theRemovedElement == 1
console.log(arr); // [2, 3, 4]