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

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

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 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Version Information

F# Core Library Versions

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable

See Also

Reference

Collections.Seq Module (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Collections Namespace (F#)