js splice remove first element code example

Example 1: javascript remove first element from array

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

Example 2: remove first element from array javascript

const array1 = [1, 2, 3];

const firstElement = array1.shift();

console.log(array1);
// expected output: Array [2, 3]

console.log(firstElement);
// expected output: 1

Example 3: js remove first element from string

let str = " hello"
str = str.substring(1)

Example 4: remove first element of array javascript

const arr = ['foo', 'bar', 'qux', 'buz'];

arr.shift();	// 'foo'
arr;			// ['bar', 'qux', 'buz']