How to remove elements/nodes from angular.js array

Question

There is no rocket science in deleting items from array. To delete items from any array you need to use splice: $scope.items.splice(index, 1);. Here is an example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html data-ng-app="demo">
  <head>
    <script data-require="angular.js@1.1.5" data-semver="1.1.5" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.1.5/angular.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div data-ng-controller="DemoController">
      <ul>
        <li data-ng-repeat="item in items">
          {{item}}
          <button data-ng-click="removeItem($index)">Remove</button>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <input data-ng-model="newItem"><button data-ng-click="addItem(newItem)">Add</button>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

JavaScript

"use strict";

var demo = angular.module("demo", []);

function DemoController($scope){
  $scope.items = [
    "potatoes",
    "tomatoes",
    "flour",
    "sugar",
    "salt"
  ];

  $scope.addItem = function(item){
    $scope.items.push(item);
    $scope.newItem = null;
  }

  $scope.removeItem = function(index){
    $scope.items.splice(index, 1);
  }
}

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