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Array.shift()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_array.shift() : Object
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
array and assigns it to the variable
var myPets_array:Array = new Array("cat", "dog", "bird", "fish");
var shifted:String = myPets_array.shift();
trace(shifted); // displays "cat"
trace(myPets_array); // displays dog,bird,fish
See also
,
Array.pop() Array.push()
Array.slice()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_array.slice( [ start:Number [ , end:Number ] ] ) : Array
Parameters
A number specifying the index of the starting point for the slice. If
start
number, the starting point begins at the end of the array, where -1 is the last element.
A number specifying the index of the ending point for the slice. If you omit this parameter,
end
the slice includes all elements from the starting point to the end of the array. If
number, the ending point is specified from the end of the array, where -1 is the last element.
Returns
An array.
myPets_array
:
shifted
,
Array.unshift()
and then removes the first element from the
is a negative
start
is a negative
end
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