Seq.skip<'T> Function (F#)

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02/04/2013

Returns a sequence that skips N elements of the underlying sequence and then yields the remaining elements of the sequence.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.Seq

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
Seq.skip : int -> seq<'T> -> seq<'T>

// Usage:
Seq.skip count source

Parameters

count
Type: int

The number of items to skip.
source
Type: seq<'T>

The input sequence.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown when the input sequence is null.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when count exceeds the number of elements in the sequence.

Return Value

The result sequence.

Remarks

This function is named Skip in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the function from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of Seq.skip to skip the first five squares of a list of squares.

let mySeq = seq { for i in 1 .. 10 -> i*i }
let printSeq seq1 = Seq.iter (printf "%A ") seq1; printfn ""
let mySeqSkipFirst5 = Seq.skip 5 mySeq
mySeqSkipFirst5 |> printSeq

36 49 64 81 100

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Version Information

F# Runtime

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0

Silverlight

Supported in: 3

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