Challenge Stand In Line

About queues

In Computer Science a queue is an abstract Data Structure where items are kept in order. New items can be added at the back of the queue and old items are taken off from the front of the queue.

Instructions

Write a function nextInLine which takes an "array" and an "item" as arguments.

Add the item onto the end of the array, then remove the first element of the array.

The nextInLine function should return the element that was removed.

Remember to use Read-Search-Ask if you get stuck. Try to pair program. Write your own code.

Useful Links

• Challenge: Manipulate Arrays With push()
• Challenge: Manipulate Arrays With shift()
• Challenge: Passing Values to Functions with Arguments

Problem Explanation:

• Change the code below //Your Code here and up to //Change this line
• Take note that you are editing the inside of the nextInLine function
• Use an array function you learned to add the item to the end of the array arr
• Use an array function you learned to remove the first element from array arr
• Return the element removed

Hint: 1

• push adds an item to the end of an array.

Hint: 2

• shift removes the first element of an array. It also gives that element back to you.

Hint: 3

• The function nextInLine uses arr and item. Those are what the tests will use to pass the arrays and elements they will test with and allows the function to be reusable. Do not hardcode any of the tests inside the function.

Spoiler Alert!

Solution ahead!

Code Solution:

function nextInLine(arr, item) {
  // Your code here
  arr.push(item);
  var removed = arr.shift();
  return removed;  // Change this line
}

Code Explanation:

• Pushes item at the end of arr
• Calls shift on arr to get the first item and stores it in removed
• Returns removed

Example Run

• Test nextInLine([2], 1); runs
• The nextInLine function is called. arr becomes [2]. item becomes 1.
• arr.push(item); Pushes 1 to [2]. So arr is now [2,1]
• var removed = arr.shift(); Removes the first element. So arr is now [1]. 2 has been removed and is stored in removed
• return removed; 2 is returned

Note You don't actually need to store it in a variable if you return it directly!

function nextInLine(arr, item) {
  // Your code here
  arr.push(item);
  return arr.shift();  // Change this line
}

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