How to skip the first "n" entries in Kotlin

In this recipe, we will learn how to drop entries in a collection. First, we will see how to drop the first n items, then we will see how to drop the last n items, and finally, we will see how to use a predicate while dropping the elements from the collection.

Getting ready

I'll be using IntelliJ IDEA for writing and running Kotlin code; you are free to use any IDE that can do the same task.

How to do it…

In the following steps, we will learn to skip the first n entries of a Kotlin list:

1. First, let's see how to drop the first n items in a collection. We will be using a list, but it also works with an array. Also, we will be using kotlin.stdlib, which contains the functions required in this recipe. The function to use here is drop:

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val list= listOf<Int>(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
    var droppedList=list.drop(2)
    droppedList.forEach {
        print(" ${it} ")
    }
}

//Output: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2. To skip the last n...