The shift() method is used to remove the first element from collection and returns it.
Syntax:
collect(array).shift()
Parameters: The collect() method takes one argument that is converted into the collection and then shift() method is applied on it.
Return Value: This method returns the first element of given collection.
Below example illustrate the shift() method in collect.js:
Example 1:
Javascript
const collect = require('collect.js');   const collection = collect(['Geeks',     'GFG', 'neveropen', 'Welcome']);   const shifted = collection.shift();   console.log(shifted);   console.log(collection.all()); |
Output:
Geeks [ 'GFG', 'neveropen', 'Welcome' ]
Example 2:
Javascript
const collect = require('collect.js'); Â Â let obj = [ Â Â Â Â { Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â name: 'Rahul', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â marks: 88 Â Â Â Â }, Â Â Â Â { Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â name: 'Aditya', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â marks: 78 Â Â Â Â }, Â Â Â Â { Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â name: 'Abhishek', Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â marks: 87 Â Â Â Â } ]; Â Â const collection = collect(obj); Â Â const shifted = collection.shift(); Â Â console.log(shifted); Â Â console.log(collection.all()); |
Output:
{ name: 'Rahul', marks: 88 }
[
{ name: 'Aditya', marks: 78 },
{ name: 'Abhishek', marks: 87 }
]
