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Manipulate Arrays With pop Method

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--description--

Another way to change the data in an array is with the .pop() function.

.pop() is used to pop a value off of the end of an array. We can store this popped off value by assigning it to a variable. In other words, .pop() removes the last element from an array and returns that element.

Any type of entry can be popped off of an array - numbers, strings, even nested arrays.

js
const threeArr = [1, 4, 6];
const oneDown = threeArr.pop();
console.log(oneDown);
console.log(threeArr);

The first console.log will display the value 6, and the second will display the value [1, 4].

--instructions--

Use the .pop() function to remove the last item from myArray and assign the popped off value to a new variable, removedFromMyArray.

--hints--

myArray should only contain [["John", 23]].

js
assert(
  (function (d) {
    if (d[0][0] == 'John' && d[0][1] === 23 && d[1] == undefined) {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  })(myArray)
);

You should use pop() on myArray.

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assert(/removedFromMyArray\s*=\s*myArray\s*.\s*pop\s*(\s*)/.test(__helpers.removeJSComments(code)));

removedFromMyArray should only contain ["cat", 2].

js
assert(
  (function (d) {
    if (d[0] == 'cat' && d[1] === 2 && d[2] == undefined) {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  })(removedFromMyArray)
);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

js
// Setup
const myArray = [["John", 23], ["cat", 2]];

// Only change code below this line

--solutions--

js
const myArray = [["John", 23], ["cat", 2]];
const removedFromMyArray = myArray.pop();