removeFirst

Remove the first n UTF-16 code units of a string.

Usage

var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first' );

removeFirst( str, n )

Removes the first n UTF-16 code units of a string.

var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing', 1 );
// returns 'ast man standing'

out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
// returns 'idden Treasures'

out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 5 );
// returns 'ar'

out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 10 );
// returns ''

Examples

var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first' );

var str = removeFirst( 'presidential election', 1 );
// returns 'residential election'

str = removeFirst( 'JavaScript', 1 );
// returns 'avaScript'

str = removeFirst( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5 );
// returns 'ast of the Mohicans'