Javascript Array Methods: Unshift(), Shift(), Push(), And Pop()

Javascript Array Methods: Unshift(), Shift(), Push(), And Pop()

On User Experience (UX) Design, JavaScript, ColdFusion, Node.js, Life, and Love. I am the chief technical officer at InVision App, Inc - a prototyping and collaboration platform for designers, built by designers. I also rock out in JavaScript and ColdFusion 24x7. When people first start to learn about arrays, they usually learn about the push() and pop() methods, if their particular language supports it; at least, I know I did. These two methods append elements to an array and remove an element from the an array respectively. Both of these methods work at the end of the array, where the index is largest. Javascript arrays have native support for these two methods. Javascript also has support for parallel methods that work on the beginning of the array, where the index is smallest. Unshift() and shift() are basically the same as push() and pop(), only, at the other end of the array. Despite working with Javascript for years, I only discovered the shift() method recently. And,

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