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

---
id: 56bbb991ad1ed5201cd392cd
title: Manipulate Arrays With shift()
challengeType: 1
---

## Description
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<code>pop()</code> always removes the last element of an array. What if you want to remove the first?
That's where <code>.shift()</code> comes in. It works just like <code>.pop()</code>, except it removes the first element instead of the last.
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## Instructions
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Use the <code>.shift()</code> function to remove the first item from <code>myArray</code>, assigning the "shifted off" value to <code>removedFromMyArray</code>.
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>myArray</code> should now equal <code>[["dog", 3]]</code>.
    testString: assert((function(d){if(d[0][0] == 'dog' && d[0][1] === 3 && d[1] == undefined){return true;}else{return false;}})(myArray), '<code>myArray</code> should now equal <code>[["dog", 3]]</code>.');
  - text: <code>removedFromMyArray</code> should contain <code>["John", 23]</code>.
    testString: assert((function(d){if(d[0] == 'John' && d[1] === 23 && typeof removedFromMyArray === 'object'){return true;}else{return false;}})(removedFromMyArray), '<code>removedFromMyArray</code> should contain <code>["John", 23]</code>.');

```

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

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

// Setup
var myArray = [["John", 23], ["dog", 3]];

// Only change code below this line.
var removedFromMyArray;


```

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### After Test
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```js
(function(y, z){return 'myArray = ' + JSON.stringify(y) + ' & removedFromMyArray = ' + JSON.stringify(z);})(myArray, removedFromMyArray);
```

</div>

</section>

## Solution
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```js
var myArray = [["John", 23], ["dog", 3]];

// Only change code below this line.
var removedFromMyArray = myArray.shift();
```

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