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JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
Standard (JavaScript)
The Standard library contains classes for manipulating data of different types and performing common operations.
Array (Standard - JavaScript)
Represents an array.
shift (JavaScript)
Removes the first element of an array.

JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
- JavaScript™ language elements (JavaScript™)
  The JavaScript™ language elements are based on the ECMAScript Language Specification Standard ECMA-262 (see http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm). The JavaScript described here applies to the server-side interpreter. Client-side scripts are interpreted by the browser.
- Simple actions (JavaScript)
  A simple action performs a pre-programmed activity that can be modified by arguments.
- Global objects and functions (JavaScript™)
  Global objects provide entry points to server-side scripts. Entering the name of a global object instantiates it.
- DOM (JavaScript)
  Represents a document in XML Document Object Model format.
- Domino®
  This library provides access to the HCL Domino® back-end.
- Runtime (JavaScript)
  The Runtime library contains classes that provide useful methods for globalization.
- Standard (JavaScript)
  The Standard library contains classes for manipulating data of different types and performing common operations.
  - Array (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents an array.
    - Array (Array - JavaScript)
      Creates a new Array object.
    - concat (Array - JavaScript)
      Constructs a new array from an array plus appended elements.
    - join (JavaScript)
      Joins the elements of an array to form one string.
    - pop (JavaScript)
      Removes the last element of an array.
    - prototype (Array - JavaScript)
      Extends the object with additional properties and methods.
    - push (JavaScript)
      Appends elements to an array.
    - reverse (JavaScript)
      Reverses the order of the elements of an array.
    - shift (JavaScript)
      Removes the first element of an array.
    - slice (Array - JavaScript)
      Gets elements from an array to form another array.
    - sort (JavaScript)
      Sorts the elements of an array.
    - splice (JavaScript)
      Deletes elements from an array, optionally replacing them, to form another array.
    - toLocaleString (Array - JavaScript)
      Gets the string representation of an Array object taking into account the host locale.
    - toString (Array - JavaScript)
      Gets the string representation of an Array object.
    - unshift (JavaScript)
      Prefixes elements to an array.
  - Boolean (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a boolean value.
  - Date (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a date and time.
  - Math (JavaScript)
    Represents common mathematical values and functions.
  - Number (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a numeric value.
  - Object (JavaScript)
    Provides common methods for all classes.
  - RegExp (Standard - JavaScript)
  - String (Standard - JavaScript)
    Represents a string.
- XSP (JavaScript™)
  The XSP library contains classes that access the browser context.

shift (JavaScript)

Removes the first element of an array.

Defined in

Syntax

shift() : java.lang.Object


Return value	Description
`java.lang.Object`	The removed element.

Usage

This method modifies the base array.

Examples

This computed label removes and displays the first element of an array.

var a = new Array("one", "two", "three");
a.shift() // one