The shorten() function in p5.js is used to decrease the number of elements of the given array by one.
Syntax:
shorten(Array)
Parameters: This function accepts a parameter Array whose elements are to be shortened by one.
Return Value: It returns the shortened array.
Below program illustrates the shorten() function in p5.js.
Example-1:
function setup() {       // Creating Canvas size     createCanvas(500, 90); }   function draw() {       // Set the background color     background(220);       // Initializing the arrays     let Array1 = [ 'IT' , 'CSE' , 'ECE' ];       // Calling to shorten() function.     let Array2 = shorten(Array1);       // Set the size of text     textSize(16);       // Set the text color     fill(color( 'red' ));       // Getting new shortened array     text( "Shortened array is : " + Array2, 50, 30);   } |
Output:
Example-2:
function setup() {       // Creating Canvas size     createCanvas(500, 90); }   function draw() {       // Set the background color     background(220);       // Calling to shorten() function on an array     // Taken as the parameter     let Array = shorten([ 'Ram' , 'Shayam' , 'Geeta' , 'Anita' ]);       // Set the size of text     textSize(16);       // Set the text color     fill(color( 'red' ));       // Getting new shortened array     text( "Shortened array is : " + Array, 50, 30);   } |
Output:
Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/shorten