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shift

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Removes the first element from an array.

list.shift()

shift removes an element from the front of an array.

import { observe } from "can/everything";

const names = new observe.Array(['Alice', 'Bob', 'Chris']);
console.log(names.shift()); //-> 'Alice'
console.log(names.shift()); //-> 'Bob'
console.log(names.shift()); //-> 'Chris'
console.log(names.shift()); //-> undefined

Returns

{*}:

The element shifted off from the array, or undefined if the array is empty

Events

shift causes length events to be fired.

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