# Array.shift()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    my_array.shift()

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

The first element in an array.

#### Description

Method; removes the first element from an array and returns that element.

#### Example

The following code creates the array `myPets` and then removes the first element from the array and assigns it to the variable `shifted`.

    var myPets_array = ["cat", "dog", "bird", "fish"];
    shifted = myPets_array.shift();
    trace(shifted); // returns "cat"

#### See also

`Array.pop()`