Collect.js shift() Method

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The shift() method is used to remove the first element from collection and returns it.

Syntax:

collect(array).shift()

Parameters: The collect() method takes one argument that is converted into the collection and then shift() method is applied on it.

Return Value: This method returns the first element of given collection.

Below example illustrate the shift() method in collect.js:

Example 1:

Javascript

const collect = require('collect.js'); 
  
const collection = collect(['Geeks',  
    'GFG', 'zambiatek', 'Welcome']); 
  
const shifted = collection.shift(); 
  
console.log(shifted); 
  
console.log(collection.all());

Output:

Geeks
[ 'GFG', 'zambiatek', 'Welcome' ]

Example 2:

Javascript

const collect = require('collect.js'); 
  
let obj = [ 
    { 
        name: 'Rahul', 
        marks: 88 
    }, 
    { 
        name: 'Aditya', 
        marks: 78 
    }, 
    { 
        name: 'Abhishek', 
        marks: 87 
    } 
]; 
  
const collection = collect(obj); 
  
const shifted = collection.shift(); 
  
console.log(shifted); 
  
console.log(collection.all());

Output:

{ name: 'Rahul', marks: 88 }
[ 
    { name: 'Aditya', marks: 78 }, 
    { name: 'Abhishek', marks: 87 } 
]

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