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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Removing Items from an Array

Posted by Herbert Lopes
Herbert Lopes
1,893 Points

var orderQueue got me stuck

Ive follow this and apparently, something so simple, has me stuck.. what am i doing wrong?

var orderQueue = ['1XT567437','1U7857317','1I9222528']; var shipping; orderQueue.shift(); shipping = orderQueue.shift();

script.js 
var orderQueue = ['1XT567437','1U7857317','1I9222528'];
var shipping;
orderQueue.shift();
shipping = orderQueue.shift();
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Herbert,

You are calling the shift prior to setting shipping, this causes shipping to be the second element, not the first.

Try this code instead:

var orderQueue = ['1XT567437','1U7857317','1I9222528'];
var shipping = orderQueue.shift();
Herbert Lopes
Herbert Lopes
1,893 Points
Herbert Lopes
Herbert Lopes
1,893 Points

I figured i was looking into this waayyyyy too much.. pretty simple now that i see it. thanks!