kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.text/drop

drop

fun CharSequence.drop(n: Int): CharSequence(source)

Returns a subsequence of this char sequence with the first n characters removed.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Throws

if n is negative.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val string = "<<<First Grade>>>"
println(string.drop(6)) // st Grade>>>
println(string.dropLast(6)) // <<<First Gr
println(string.dropWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // First Grade>>>
println(string.dropLastWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // <<<First Grade 
   //sampleEnd
}
fun String.drop(n: Int): String(source)

Returns a string with the first n characters removed.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Throws

if n is negative.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val string = "<<<First Grade>>>"
println(string.drop(6)) // st Grade>>>
println(string.dropLast(6)) // <<<First Gr
println(string.dropWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // First Grade>>>
println(string.dropLastWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // <<<First Grade 
   //sampleEnd
}