How to remove array elements in JavaScript
To remove elements from the beginning of an array in JavaScript, follow these steps:
- Open the Terminal or SSH and type
node
to start practicing coding.
- Use the
Array.prototype.slice()
method to create a new array with n
elements removed from the beginning.
- Use the
take
function in the code snippet below to implement the logic.
const take = (arr, n = 1) => arr.slice(0, n);
Here's an example of how to use the take
function:
take([1, 2, 3], 5); // [1, 2, 3]
take([1, 2, 3], 0); // []
In the first example, take([1, 2, 3], 5)
returns [1, 2, 3]
because there are only 3 elements in the array. In the second example, take([1, 2, 3], 0)
returns []
because no elements are taken from the beginning of the array.