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How to use Array shift() method in JavaScript?

JavaScript provides shift() method to remove the first element from array. shift() returns the removed element.

Note: shift() method modifies the original array.

let shoppingList = ["Milk", "Bread", "Garlic"];
console.log(shoppingList);
let firstElement = shoppingList.shift();
console.log(shoppingList);
console.log(firstElement);

Output

["Milk", "Bread", "Garlic"]
["Bread", "Garlic"]
"Milk"

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