limit limit

Returns the first or last N elements of a list.

Category

List

Function syntax

limit(<parameters>)

Parameters

Signature and returned type

limit(<listString>,<integer>)
limit(<listString>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of strings.

limit(<listInteger>,<integer>)
limit(<listInteger>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of integers.

limit(<listDecimal>,<integer>)
limit(<listDecimal>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of decimals.

limit(<listBoolean>,<integer>)
limit(<listBoolean>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of booleans.

limit(<listDateOnly>,<integer>)
limit(<listDateOnly>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of dates.

limit(<listDateTimeOnly>,<integer>)
limit(<listDateTimeOnly>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of datetimes without considering time zone.

limit(<listDateTime>,integer>)
limit(<listDateTime>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of datetimes.

limit(<listDuration>,<integer>)
limit(<listDuration>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of durations.

limit(<listObject>,<integer>)
limit(<listObject>,<integer>,<boolean>)

Returns a list of objects.

Example

limit(["A", "B", "C", "D", "E"], 3)

Returns ["A","B","C"].

limit(["A", "B", "C", "D", "E"], 3, false)

Returns ["C","D","E"].