class Array

Public Instance Methods

remove_first(item) click to toggle source

Return a copy of an array the first instance of a given item removed.

@param item [Object] @return [self]

# File lib/coolkit/array/remove_first.rb, line 18
def remove_first(item)
  return self.dup.tap { |s| s.remove_first!(item) }
end

remove_first!(item) click to toggle source

Remove the first instance of an item from an array. Note: this will mutate the reciever.

@param item [Object] @return [self]

# File lib/coolkit/array/remove_first.rb, line 7
def remove_first!(item)
  return self if self.length == 0
  index = self.index(item)
  self.delete_at(index) if index
  return self
end