List.RemoveFirstN

Syntax

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

About

Returns a list that removes 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 removing multiple values as listed below.

• If a number is specified, up to that many items are removed.
• If a condition is specified, any consecutive matching items at the start of list are removed.
• 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.RemoveFirstN({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.RemoveFirstN({5, 4, 2, 6, 1}, each _ > 3)

Output

{2, 6, 1}