return first x element of array 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 take first element of array

const array = [1,2,3,4,5];
const firstElement = array.shift();

// array -> [2,3,4,5]
// firstElement -> 1