removing an item from array javascript code example

Example 1: remove a particular element from array

var colors = ["red","blue","car","green"];
var carIndex = colors.indexOf("car");//get  "car" index
//remove car from the colors array
colors.splice(carIndex, 1); // colors = ["red","blue","green"]

Example 2: how to take an element out of an array in javascript

var data = [1, 2, 3];

// remove a specific value
// splice(starting index, how many values to remove);
data = data.splice(1, 1);
// data = [1, 3];

// remove last element
data = data.pop();
// data = [1, 2];

Example 3: remove element from array javascript

let fruit = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'lettuce']; 
// ^^ An example array that needs to have one item removed

fruit.splice(3, 1); // Removes an item in the array using splice() method
// First argument is the index of removal
// Second argument is the amount of items to remove from that index and on