take

Gets part of an iterable. [:running:] [:vhs:] [:package:] [:moon:] [:ledger:]

Alternatives: [take], [takeWhile].
Similar: [take], [drop].

iterable.slice(x, [i], [I]);
// x: an iterable
// i: start index (-ve: from right) (0)
// I: end index (-ve: from right) (end)

const iterable = require('extra-iterable');

var x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
[...iterable.take(x, 2)];
// [ 1, 2 ]

[...iterable.take(x, 3)];
// [ 1, 2, 3 ]

references

• Data.List.take: Haskell
• Array.prototype.slice: MDN web docs