# take

`import { take } from "destack:memory";`

Replace `destination` with its default value and return its previous value.

```ds title="take"
export function take<T: Default>(destination: &'a exclusive T): T
```

[language/library/src/memory/replace.ds:8:10](https://github.com/destack-sh/destack/blob/main/language/library/src/memory/replace.ds#L8-L10)