freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/en/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/manipulate-arrays-with-unshift.en.md

---
id: 56bbb991ad1ed5201cd392ce
title: Manipulate Arrays With unshift()
challengeType: 1
---

## Description
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Not only can you <code>shift</code> elements off of the beginning of an array, you can also <code>unshift</code> elements to the beginning of an array i.e. add elements in front of the array.
<code>.unshift()</code> works exactly like <code>.push()</code>, but instead of adding the element at the end of the array, <code>unshift()</code> adds the element at the beginning of the array.
</section>

## Instructions
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Add <code>["Paul",35]</code> to the beginning of the <code>myArray</code> variable using <code>unshift()</code>.
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## Tests
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```yml
- text: '<code>myArray</code> should now have [["Paul", 35], ["dog", 3]].'
  testString: 'assert((function(d){if(typeof d[0] === "object" && d[0][0] == ''Paul'' && d[0][1] === 35 && d[1][0] != undefined && d[1][0] == ''dog'' && d[1][1] != undefined && d[1][1] == 3){return true;}else{return false;}})(myArray), ''<code>myArray</code> should now have [["Paul", 35], ["dog", 3]].'');'

```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
// Example
var ourArray = ["Stimpson", "J", "cat"];
ourArray.shift(); // ourArray now equals ["J", "cat"]
ourArray.unshift("Happy"); 
// ourArray now equals ["Happy", "J", "cat"]

// Setup
var myArray = [["John", 23], ["dog", 3]];
myArray.shift();

// Only change code below this line.


```

</div>


### After Test
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```js
console.info('after the test');
```

</div>

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## Solution
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```js
var myArray = [["John", 23], ["dog", 3]];
myArray.shift();
myArray.unshift(["Paul", 35]);
```

</section>