➖ Array.prototype.pop() Polyfill

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The pop() method removes the last element from an array and returns that element.

✅ Implementation

Array.prototype.customPop = function () {
    if (this.length === 0) return undefined; // Return undefined if the array is empty

    const lastElement = this[this.length - 1]; // Store the last element
    this.length = this.length - 1; // Decrease the length of the array

    return lastElement; // Return the removed element
};

// Example usage:
const array = [1, 2, 3];
const popped = array.customPop();

console.log(popped); // Output: 3
console.log(array);  // Output: [1, 2]
console.log([].customPop()); // Output: undefined (empty array case)

How It Works

Handles an empty array
- If this.length === 0, it returns undefined, just like pop().
Stores the last element
- Saves this[this.length - 1] before modifying the array.
Modifies the array in place
- Reduces the length of the array by 1, effectively removing the last element.
Returns the removed element
- Mimics pop() behavior by returning the removed item.

Edge Cases Handled

✔ Works on normal arrays

✔ Works on empty arrays ([].customPop() → undefined)

✔ Modifies the original array in place

✔ Returns the last element as expected

This implementation is clean, efficient, and follows Array.prototype.pop exactly.

Quick Quiz

Test your understanding with 3 quick questions

Q1What does `[].customPop()` return?

Q2Does `pop()` modify the original array?

Q3How does the pop polyfill remove the last element?

➖ Array.prototype.pop() Polyfill

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The pop() method removes the last element from an array and returns that element.

✅ Implementation

Array.prototype.customPop = function () {
    if (this.length === 0) return undefined; // Return undefined if the array is empty

    const lastElement = this[this.length - 1]; // Store the last element
    this.length = this.length - 1; // Decrease the length of the array

    return lastElement; // Return the removed element
};

// Example usage:
const array = [1, 2, 3];
const popped = array.customPop();

console.log(popped); // Output: 3
console.log(array);  // Output: [1, 2]
console.log([].customPop()); // Output: undefined (empty array case)

How It Works

Handles an empty array
- If this.length === 0, it returns undefined, just like pop().
Stores the last element
- Saves this[this.length - 1] before modifying the array.
Modifies the array in place
- Reduces the length of the array by 1, effectively removing the last element.
Returns the removed element
- Mimics pop() behavior by returning the removed item.

Edge Cases Handled

✔ Works on normal arrays

✔ Works on empty arrays ([].customPop() → undefined)

✔ Modifies the original array in place

✔ Returns the last element as expected

This implementation is clean, efficient, and follows Array.prototype.pop exactly.

Quick Quiz

Test your understanding with 3 quick questions

Q1What does `[].customPop()` return?

Q2Does `pop()` modify the original array?

Q3How does the pop polyfill remove the last element?

➖ Array.prototype.pop() Polyfill

✅ Implementation

How It Works

Edge Cases Handled

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➖ Array.prototype.pop() Polyfill

✅ Implementation

How It Works

Edge Cases Handled

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