drop -- drop some elements from a list or sequence

• Usage:

  drop(L, i)

  drop(L, {j,k})

• Inputs:
  • L, a basic list,
  • i, an integer,
  • j, an integer,
  • k, an integer,
• Outputs:
  • L2, a basic list, the list or sequence obtained by dropping the first i elements of L, (if i positive), or the last i elements of L (if i negative), or, if given the pair j,k, the list or sequence obtained by dropping the elements of L with indices j through k

i1 : drop({a,b,c,d,e,f,g}, 3)

o1 = {d, e, f, g}

o1 : List

i2 : drop({a,b,c,d,e,f,g}, -3)

o2 = {a, b, c, d}

o2 : List

i3 : drop({a,b,c,d,e,f,g}, {1,3})

o3 = {a, e, f, g}

o3 : List

i4 : drop({a,b,c,d,e,f,g}, {2,2})

o4 = {a, b, d, e, f, g}

o4 : List

i5 : drop({a,b,c,d,e,f,g}, {3,1})

o5 = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}

o5 : List

i6 : drop({a,b,c,d,e,f,g}, {4,-1})

o6 = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}

o6 : List