drop for filters
Remove items/rows from the end of the input list/table. Counterpart of `skip`. Opposite of `last`.
Signature
> drop {flags} (rows)
Parameters
-
rows: The number of items to remove.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| table | table |
| list<any> | list<any> |
Examples
Remove the last item of a list
> [0,1,2,3] | drop ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 0 │ │ 1 │ 1 │ │ 2 │ 2 │ ╰───┴───╯
Remove zero item of a list
> [0,1,2,3] | drop 0 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 0 │ │ 1 │ 1 │ │ 2 │ 2 │ │ 3 │ 3 │ ╰───┴───╯
Remove the last two items of a list
> [0,1,2,3] | drop 2 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 0 │ │ 1 │ 1 │ ╰───┴───╯
Remove the last row in a table
> [[a, b]; [1, 2] [3, 4]] | drop 1 ╭───┬───┬───╮ │ # │ a │ b │ ├───┼───┼───┤ │ 0 │ 1 │ 2 │ ╰───┴───┴───╯
Subcommands:
| name | description | type |
|---|---|---|
drop column |
Remove N columns at the right-hand end of the input table. To remove columns by name, use reject. |
built-in |
drop nth |
Drop the selected rows. | built-in |
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