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Array.shift
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
myArray
.shift()
Parameters
None.
Returns
The first element in an array.
Description
Method; removes the first element from an array and returns that element.
Example
The following code creates the array myPets
and then removes the first element from the array and assigns it to the variable shifted
.
myPets = ["cat", "dog", "bird", "fish"];
shifted = myPets.shift();
trace(shifted); // returns cat
See also
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