dropWhile
Removes elements from the beginning of an array until the predicate returns false.
This function iterates over an array and drops elements from the start until the provided predicate function returns false. It then returns a new array with the remaining elements.
Signature
typescript
function dropWhile<T>(arr: T[], canContinueDropping: (item: T) => boolean): T[];Parameters
arr(T[]): The array from which to drop elements.canContinueDropping((item: T) => boolean): A predicate function that determines whether to continue dropping elements. The function is called with each element, and dropping continues as long as it returns true.
Returns
(T[]) A new array with the elements remaining after the predicate returns false.
Examples
typescript
import { dropWhile } from 'js-utils-es/array';
const array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
const result = dropWhile(array, x => x < 3);
// result will be [3, 4, 5] since elements less than 3 are dropped.
Hung Hoang