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List.Skip

Syntax

List.Skip(list as list, optional countOrCondition as any) as list

About

Returns a list that skips the first element of list list. If list is an empty list an empty list is returned. This function takes an optional parameter, countOrCondition, to support skipping multiple values as listed below.

  • If a number is specified, up to that many items are skipped.
  • If a condition is specified, any consecutive matching items at the start of list are skipped.
  • If this parameter is null, the default behavior is observed.

Example 1

Create a list from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} without the first 3 numbers.

Usage

List.Skip({1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, 3)

Output

{4, 5}

Example 2

Create a list from {5, 4, 2, 6, 1} that starts with a number less than 3.

Usage

List.Skip({5, 4, 2, 6, 1}, each _ > 3)

Output

{2, 6, 1}