remove first item from array javascript splice 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: js remove first item

let myArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

let removedElement = myArray.shift();