Remove Last Element from Array in JavaScript
In JavaScript, Array.pop() method is used to remove and return the last element from array.
Syntax
array.pop()
array
is an array of elements.pop
is the array method name.
pop()
method removes the last element of the given array
and returns the popped element. pop()
method modifies the original array.
Examples
1. Remove the last element of the array numbers
.
let numbers = [5, 1, 7, 3, 2];
let removed = numbers.pop();
console.log('Popped element: ' + removed);
console.log(numbers);
2. Remove the element from an empty array.
let numbers = [];
let removed = numbers.pop();
console.log('Popped element: ' + removed);
console.log(numbers);
If the array is empty, pop() returns undefined.