listOf(1, 2, 3).slice(0..5) Instead of getting an...

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[chansek]

listOf(1, 2, 3).slice(0..5)

Instead of getting an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundxException, how can I get (1, 2, 3)

[diesieben07]

First thing that comes to mind is:

list.slice(0..min(list.lastIndex, 5))

[Reinis]

take(5) if you need just first

[diesieben07]

If you use take(5) you are changing the performance characteristics of slice a lot, since slice(IntRange) can use subList, where as slice(Iterable<Int>) does not.

[Alan Evans]

but slice(IntRange) does toList() so, what's the difference in perf?