remove item from javascrip array code example

Example 1: array remove index from array

const array = [2, 5, 9];

//Get index of the number 5
const index = array.indexOf(5);
//Only splice if the index exists
if (index > -1) {
  //Splice the array
  array.splice(index, 1);
}

//array = [2, 9]
console.log(array);

Example 2: splice from array javascript to remove

let myFish = ['angel', 'clown', 'drum', 'mandarin', 'sturgeon']
let removed = myFish.splice(3, 1) 

// myFish is ["angel", "clown", "drum", "sturgeon"]
// removed is ["mandarin"]