Swift .removeFirst()

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Published Oct 11, 2022
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The .removeFirst() method removes the first element in an array.

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Syntax

arrayName.removeFirst()

Example

var topBabyNames = ["Sophia", "Liam", "Riley", "Jackson", "Olivia", "Noah"]


topBabyNames.removeFirst()
print(topBabyNames)

This will output:

["Liam", "Riley", "Jackson", "Olivia", "Noah"]

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