JSON Delete an Object

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JSON Delete Object from Array

Use Array.splice() inbuilt javascript method to delete a specific object from an array.

In the following example, we will delete the second object from an array (data) by using Array.splice() inbuilt javascript method.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <body> <h1>JSON Deleting an Object</h1> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var data = [ { "name": "Mike", "age": 36 }, { "name": "Jack", "age": 28 }, ] function myFunction(){ // Delete jack (object) from data data.splice(1, 1); console.log(data); } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

arrObj.splice(startIndex, deleteCount);

Parameter Values

ValueExplan
startIndexSpecifies the position at which the element to be removed.
A negative index can be used to specifies the position from reverse order i.e., from right to left.
If omitted, the default value is '0'.
deleteCountSpecifies the number of items to be removed.
If deleteCount is 0 or negative, no elements are removed.
If omitted, the default value is the 'length of an array' - 'startIndex'.

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