24 Ranges library [ranges]

24.7 Range adaptors [range.adaptors]

24.7.8 Drop view [range.drop]

24.7.8.1 Overview [range.drop.overview]

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drop_­view produces a view excluding the first N elements from another view, or an empty range if the adapted view contains fewer than N elements.
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The name views​::​drop denotes a range adaptor object ([range.adaptor.object]).
Let E and F be expressions, let T be remove_­cvref_­t<decltype((E))>, and let D be range_­difference_­t<decltype((E))>.
If decltype((F)) does not model convertible_­to<D>, views​::​drop(E, F) is ill-formed.
Otherwise, the expression views​::​drop(E, F) is expression-equivalent to:
  • (2.1)
    If T is a specialization of ranges​::​empty_­view ([range.empty.view]), then ((void) F, decay-copy(E)).
  • (2.2)
    Otherwise, if T models random_­access_­range and sized_­range and is then T{ranges​::​begin(E) + min<D>(ranges​::​size(E), F), ranges​::​end(E)}, except that E is evaluated only once.
  • (2.3)
    Otherwise, ranges​::​drop_­view{E, F}.
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[Example
: 
auto ints = views::iota(0) | views::take(10);
auto latter_half = drop_view{ints, 5};
for (auto i : latter_half) {
  cout << i << ' ';                             // prints 5 6 7 8 9
}
— end example
]