shift

Removes the first item from an ObvservableArray and returns that item. An equivalent of Array.prototype.shift.

The shift method raises the change event. The action field of the event argument is set to "remove". The items field of the event argument is an array that contains the removed item.

Returns

Object—The item which was removed.

Example - remove the first item

<script>
var array = new kendo.data.ObservableArray([1, 2, 3]);
var removed = array.shift();
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
console.log(removed); // outputs "1"
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
console.log(array.length); // outputs "2"
</script>