JavaScript Iterator drop()
Example
// Create an iterator
const myIterator = Iterator.from([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
// Drop 5
const dropFive = myIterator.take(5);
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Description
The drop() method returns a new iterator that skips a specified number of elements before yielding the rest..
The drop() method does not change the original iterator.
Syntax
iterator.drop(number)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| number | Required. The number of elements to be drop. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| Iterator | An iterator with the taken elements. |
Browser Support
iterator.drop() is an ES2025 feature.
ES2025 is fully supported in all modern browsers since May 2025:
| Chrome 135 | Edge 135 | Firefox 129 | Safari 18.2 | Opera 120 |
| Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 | Aug 2024 | Des 2024 | May 2025 |
