In Scala, how to get a slice of a list from nth element to the end of the list without knowing the length?

Question

I\'m looking for an elegant way to get a slice of a list from element n onwards without having to specify the length of the list. Lets say we have a multiline string which I spl

Answer 1

You can use scala's list method 'takeRight',This will not throw exception when List's length is not enough, Like this:

val t = List(1,2,3,4,5);
t.takeRight(3);
res1: List[Int] = List(3,4,5)

If list is not longer than you want take, this will not throw Exception:

val t = List(4,5);
t.takeRight(3);
res1: List[Int] = List(4,5)