es-toolkit/docs/reference/array/take.md

take

Returns a new array containing the first count elements from the input array arr.

If count is greater than the length of arr, the entire array is returned.

Signature

function take<T>(arr: T[], count: number): T[];

Parameters

• arr (T[]): The array to take elements from.
• count (number): The number of elements to take.

Returns

(T[]): A new array containing the first count elements from arr.

Examples

// Returns [1, 2, 3]
take([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 3);

// Returns ['a', 'b']
take(['a', 'b', 'c'], 2);

// Returns [1, 2, 3]
take([1, 2, 3], 5);