def s = ‘Hello Groovy world!’
assert s.take(5) == ‘Hello’
assert s.drop(6) == ‘Groovy world!’
Table of Contents
Python
Let’s assume an arbitrary list/array:
in_list = list(range(10)) // Python2: in_list = range(10) // in_array = [i for i in range(10)]
Slicing the list
n = 5 top5 = in_list[:5]
- To slice a list, there’s a simple syntax:
array[start:stop:step] - You can omit any parameter. These are all valid:
array[start:],array[:stop],array[::step]
Slicing a generator
JavaScript
Summary
From my perspective, this operation is often requested in real applications. Beware of existing solutions is probably useful and necessary because we could need either of them in your coming projects.
References
- Fastest way to get the first n elements of a List into an Array, accessed on 20/05/2020
- Groovy Goodness: Take and Drop Items from a List, accessed on 20/05/2020
- How to take the first N items from a generator or list in Python?, accessed on 28/05/2020