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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

Array.pop