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---
id: 56bbb991ad1ed5201cd392ce
title: Manipulate Arrays With unshift()
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/ckNDESv'
forumTopicId: 18239
dashedName: manipulate-arrays-with-unshift
---
# --description--
Not only can you `shift` elements off of the beginning of an array, you can also `unshift` elements to the beginning of an array i.e. add elements in front of the array.
`.unshift()` works exactly like `.push()`, but instead of adding the element at the end of the array, `unshift()` adds the element at the beginning of the array.
Example:
```js
const ourArray = ["Stimpson", "J", "cat"];
ourArray.shift();
ourArray.unshift("Happy");
```
After the `shift`, `ourArray` would have the value `["J", "cat"]`. After the `unshift`, `ourArray` would have the value `["Happy", "J", "cat"]`.
# --instructions--
Add `["Paul", 35]` to the beginning of the `myArray` variable using `unshift()`.
# --hints--
`myArray` should now have `[["Paul", 35], ["dog", 3]]`.
```js
assert(
(function (d) {
if (
typeof d[0] === 'object' &&
d[0][0] == 'Paul' &&
d[0][1] === 35 &&
d[1][0] != undefined &&
d[1][0] == 'dog' &&
d[1][1] != undefined &&
d[1][1] == 3
) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
})(myArray)
);
```
# --seed--
## --after-user-code--
```js
(function(y, z){return 'myArray = ' + JSON.stringify(y);})(myArray);
```
## --seed-contents--
```js
// Setup
const myArray = [["John", 23], ["dog", 3]];
myArray.shift();
// Only change code below this line
```
# --solutions--
```js
const myArray = [["John", 23], ["dog", 3]];
myArray.shift();
myArray.unshift(["Paul", 35]);
```