var myarray =["item 1","item 2","item 3","item 4"];//removes the first element of the array, and returns that element.alert(myarray.shift());//alerts "item 1"//removes the last element of the array, and returns that element.alert(myarray.pop());//alerts "item 4"
// example (remove the last element in the array)let yourArray =["aaa","bbb","ccc","ddd"];
yourArray.shift();// yourArray = ["bbb", "ccc", "ddd"]// syntax:// <array-name>.shift();
// remove the first element with shiftlet flowers =["Rose","Lily","Tulip","Orchid"];// assigning shift to a variable is not needed if// you don't need the first element any longerlet removedFlowers = flowers.shift();console.log(flowers);// ["Lily", "Tulip", "Orchid"]console.log(removedFlowers);// "Rose"