Rotate the elements in an array in JavaScript

Question

I was wondering what was the most efficient way to rotate a JavaScript array.

I came up with this solution, where a positive n rotates the array to the

Answer 1

Here is a very simple way to shift items in an array:

function rotate(array, stepsToShift) {

    for (var i = 0; i < stepsToShift; i++) {
        array.unshift(array.pop());
    }

    return array;
}