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List.RemoveLastN

Returns a list that removes the specified number of elements from the end of the list.

Syntax​

List.RemoveLastN(
    list as list,
    optional countOrCondition as any
) as list

Remarks​

Returns a list that removes the last countOrCondition elements from the end of list list. If list has less than countOrCondition elements, an empty list is returned.

  • If a number is specified, up to that many items are removed.
  • If a condition is specified, any consecutive matching items at the end of list are removed.
  • If this parameter is null, only one item is removed.

Examples​

Example #1​

Create a list from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} without the last 3 numbers.

List.RemoveLastN({1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, 3)

Result:

{1, 2}

Example #2​

Create a list from {5, 4, 2, 6, 4} that ends with a number less than 3.

List.RemoveLastN({5, 4, 2, 6, 4}, each _ > 3)

Result:

{5, 4, 2}

Category​

List.Transformation functions