What is the use of the pop() method in JavaScript?

In Javascript, the pop() method is used to remove the last element from the end of an array and return that removed element.

It is a mutative method, meaning it modifies the original array on which it is called.

Syntax for the pop() method:

array.pop();

Where array is the array from which you want to remove the last element.

For example:

let fruits = ["apple", "banana", "orange"];
console.log(fruits); // Output: ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']

let removedFruit = fruits.pop();
console.log(removedFruit); // Output: 'orange'
console.log(fruits); // Output: ['apple', 'banana']

In the example above, the pop() method is used to remove the last element ('orange') from the fruits array, and the removed element is stored in the variable removedFruit. The fruits array is then modified to have the last element removed.

The pop() method can be useful in various scenarios, such as when you need to remove the last element from an array to implement a stack or a queue data structure, or when you want to dynamically remove elements from the end of an array based on certain conditions.

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