How to remove the first element of an array in Javascript?

Question

I would like to know how to remove the first element of an array.

//Array atual:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

//Como quero que fique:
[2, 3, 4, 5]

Answer 1

The method shift() removes the first element of an array and returns that element. This method changes the size of the array.

example:

const compras = ['café', 'banana', 'queijo']
compras.shift()
console.log(compras) //["banana", "queijo"]

For more information see

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/shift