Javascript "shift" versus "splice" - are these statements equal?
array-splice, arrays, javascript
Solution
They will have the same effect, yes. `splice(0, 1)` will remove the first element from `my_array` and return a new array containing that element. `shift` will do the same, but return the element itself, not an array.
`shift` is more readable (in my opinion) and is also significantly faster (in Chrome at least):
Problem
I just want to confirm if the following two Javascript statements produces the same results, as it seems to me: First: ``` var element = my_array.splice(0,1)[0]; ``` Second: ``` var element = my_array.shift(); ``` I want to substitute the first by the second, in my own code, to improve readability. Can I do this?