last for filters
Return only the last several rows of the input. Counterpart of `first`. Opposite of `drop`.
Signature
> last {flags} (rows)
Flags
-
--strict, -s: Throw an error if input is empty.
Parameters
-
rows: Starting from the back, the number of rows to return.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| list<any> | any |
| binary | binary |
| range | any |
Examples
Return the last 2 items of a list/table.
> [1,2,3] | last 2 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 2 │ │ 1 │ 3 │ ╰───┴───╯
Return the last item of a list/table.
> [1,2,3] | last 3
Return the last 2 bytes of a binary value.
> 0x[01 23 45] | last 2 Length: 2 (0x2) bytes | null_char printable whitespace ascii_other non_ascii 00000000: 23 45 #E
Return the last item of a range.
> 1..3 | last 3
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