p5.js shorten() function

The shorten() function in p5.js is used to decrease the number of elements of the given array by one.

Syntax:

shorten(Array)

Parameters: This function accepts a parameter Array whose elements are to be shortened by one.

Return Value: It returns the shortened array.

Below program illustrates the shorten() function in p5.js.
Example-1:

function setup() {

    // Creating Canvas size
    createCanvas(500, 90);
}

function draw() {

    // Set the background color
    background(220);

    // Initializing the arrays
    let Array1 = ['IT', 'CSE', 'ECE'];

    // Calling to shorten() function.
    let Array2 = shorten(Array1);

    // Set the size of text
    textSize(16);

    // Set the text color
    fill(color('red'));

    // Getting new shortened array
    text("Shortened array is : " + Array2, 50, 30);

}

Output:

Example-2:

function setup() {

    // Creating Canvas size
    createCanvas(500, 90);
}

function draw() {

    // Set the background color
    background(220);

    // Calling to shorten() function on an array
    // Taken as the parameter
    let Array = shorten(['Ram', 'Shayam', 'Geeta', 'Anita']);

    // Set the size of text
    textSize(16);

    // Set the text color
    fill(color('red'));

    // Getting new shortened array
    text("Shortened array is : " + Array, 50, 30);

}

Output:

Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/shorten