import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //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
}
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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] 
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Target: JVMRunning on v.2.1.20

@ExperimentalUnsignedTypes

fun UIntArray.dropLast(n: Int): List<UInt>(source)

@ExperimentalUnsignedTypes

fun ULongArray.dropLast(n: Int): List<ULong>(source)

@ExperimentalUnsignedTypes

fun UByteArray.dropLast(n: Int): List<UByte>(source)

@ExperimentalUnsignedTypes

fun UShortArray.dropLast(n: Int): List<UShort>(source)

Returns a list containing all elements except last n elements.

Since Kotlin

1.3

Throws

IllegalArgumentException

if n is negative.

Samples

import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //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
}
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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] 
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Target: JVMRunning on v.2.1.20

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