drop

Common
JVM
JS
Native
1.0
fun <T> Sequence<T>.drop(n: Int): Sequence<T>
(source)

Returns a sequence containing all elements except first n elements.

The operation is intermediate and stateless.

import kotlin.test.*

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
val chars = ('a'..'z').toList()
println(chars.drop(23)) // [x, y, z]
println(chars.dropLast(23)) // [a, b, c]
println(chars.dropWhile { it < 'x' }) // [x, y, z]
println(chars.dropLastWhile { it > 'c' }) // [a, b, c]
//sampleEnd
}

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException - if n is negative.