How do I unset an element in an array in javascript?

Question

How do I remove the key \'bar\' from an array foo so that \'bar\' won\'t show up in

for(key in foo){alert(key);}

Answer 1

Don't use delete as it won't remove an element from an array it will only set it as undefined, which will then not be reflected correctly in the length of the array.

If you know the key you should use splice i.e.

myArray.splice(key, 1);

For someone in Steven's position you can try something like this:

for (var key in myArray) {
    if (key == 'bar') {
        myArray.splice(key, 1);
    }
}

or

for (var key in myArray) {
    if (myArray[key] == 'bar') {
        myArray.splice(key, 1);
    }
}