function removeElement(list, item)
      {
          //var pos=-1;
          for (var e = 0; e < list.length; e++)
          {
              if (list[e] === item)
              { // need block here
                  ////pos=e;
                  console.log("element is " + list[e] + " element found at index of loop=" + e);//
                  //break; no break carry on
                  list.splice(e, 1);
              }
          }


          return; // no need to  return list;
      }
      var array = new Array();
      array[0] = 1;
      array[2] = 28;
      array[99] = "Hello";
      array[17] = "test";
      array[1] = "test";
      removeElement(array, "test");
      console.log(array); // [1, 28, 97: "Hello"]