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.TH "Array.take" "3kaya" "August 2014" "Kaya" "Kaya module reference"
.SH "NAME"
Array::take \- Take the first x elements from an array.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B [a] take(
\fIInt x, [a] xs\fP
.B ")"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
.B "x"
The number of elements to take
.PP
.B "xs"
The array of elements
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Take the first
\fIx\fP
elements from an array, and return a new array, leaving the original unmodified. This is equivalent to
\fBsubarray(xs,0,x) \fP

.SH "AUTHORS"
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/
.SH LICENSE
The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
.SH "RELATED"
.PD 0
.PP
.B "Array.subarray"(3kaya)
.PD 0.4v