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take n, applied to a list xs, returns the prefix of xs of length n, or xs itself if n >= length xs. It is an instance of the more general genericTake, in which n may be of any integral type.

Laziness

>>> take 0 undefined
[]

>>> take 2 (1 : 2 : undefined)
[1,2]

Examples

>>> take 5 "Hello World!"
"Hello"

>>> take 3 [1,2,3,4,5]
[1,2,3]

>>> take 3 [1,2]
[1,2]

>>> take 3 []
[]

>>> take (-1) [1,2]
[]

>>> take 0 [1,2]
[]

drop n xs returns the suffix of xs after the first n elements, or [] if n >= length xs. It is an instance of the more general genericDrop, in which n may be of any integral type.

Examples

>>> drop 6 "Hello World!"
"World!"

>>> drop 3 [1,2,3,4,5]
[4,5]

>>> drop 3 [1,2]
[]

>>> drop 3 []
[]

>>> drop (-1) [1,2]
[1,2]

>>> drop 0 [1,2]
[1,2]