Method: Immutable::List#drop

Defined in:
lib/immutable/list.rb

#drop(number) ⇒ List

Return a List containing all items after the first number items from this List.

Examples:

Immutable::List[1, 3, 5, 7, 6, 4, 2].drop(3)
# => Immutable::List[7, 6, 4, 2]

Parameters:

  • number (Integer) —

    The number of items to skip over

Returns:



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# File 'lib/immutable/list.rb', line 357

def drop(number)
  LazyList.new do
    list = self
    while !list.empty? && number > 0
      number -= 1
      list = list.tail
    end
    list
  end
end