drop

remove first item from given collection

Parameters

drop collection :string :literal :pathliteral :block

Attributes

times:integerremove multiple items

Returns

  • :string
  • :block
  • or  :nothing

Examples

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drop "xhello"               ; => "hello"
drop drop "xhello"          ; => "ello"

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str: "some text"
drop.times:5 str            ; => text
drop.times: neg 5 str       ; => some

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arr: @1..10
drop.times:3 'arr
arr                         ; => [4 5 6 7 8 9 10]

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drop [1 2 3]                ; => [2 3]

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drop.times:1 [1 2 3]        ; => [2 3]
drop.times:2 [1 2 3]        ; => [3]
drop.times:3 [1 2 3]        ; => []
drop.times:4 [1 2 3]        ; => []

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drop.times: neg 1 [1 2 3]   ; => [1 2]
drop.times: neg 2 [1 2 3]   ; => [1]

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