--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns the first element of <em>self</em> and removes it (shifting all other elements down by one). Returns <tt>nil</tt> if the array is empty.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: If a number <em>n</em> is given, returns an array of the first n elements (or less) just like <tt>array.slice!(0, n)</tt> does.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   args = [ &quot;-m&quot;, &quot;-q&quot;, &quot;filename&quot; ]\n   args.shift     #=&gt; &quot;-m&quot;\n   args           #=&gt; [&quot;-q&quot;, &quot;filename&quot;]\n\n   args = [ &quot;-m&quot;, &quot;-q&quot;, &quot;filename&quot; ]\n   args.shift(2)  #=&gt; [&quot;-m&quot;, &quot;-q&quot;]\n   args           #=&gt; [&quot;filename&quot;]\n"
full_name: Array#shift
is_singleton: false
name: shift
params: |
  array.shift    -> obj or nil
  array.shift(n) -> array

visibility: public