How to clear an array in JavaScript? All methods and pitfalls
Hi everyone! I just started learning JavaScript and ran into a problem with clearing an array. I have an array `let myArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];`, and I need to completely remove all its elements so it becomes empty `[]`.
I tried several methods, but I'm not sure which one is correct and whether they even work. For example, I wrote `myArray = []`, but then I read that this doesn't clear the array, it creates a new one. I also saw `myArray.length = 0`, but I don't understand how that works. There's also the `splice()` method, which seems to remove elements, but I'm not sure how to use it for complete clearing.
Can you explain which method is best to use in different situations? I'm especially interested in what happens with memory and references to the array. If I passed the array to another function, and it