From: David Masover <ninja@...>
Date: 2008-07-20T05:25:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Array.drop doesn't work

On Saturday 19 July 2008 10:11:44 Todd Benson wrote:

> If the drop method alters the array, then you would have to modify
> your workaround to do what the docs say.
> 
> class Array
>   def drop(n)
>     self.slice!(0, n)
>     self
>   end
> end

Alright, I just tested it out in irb1.9. It seems to not alter the array, and 
to return all but the first n, as Robert says. So it would be:

class Array
  def drop(n)
    self.slice(n, self.length-n)
  end
end

Or, another way:

class Array
  def drop(n)
    self.last(self.length-n)
  end
end