lodash.tail

What is lodash.tail?

The lodash.tail package is a utility function that is part of the Lodash library. It is used to create a slice of an array with all elements except the first one. This can be useful in various scenarios where you need to process or manipulate arrays by excluding the first element.

What are lodash.tail's main functionalities?

Array Slicing

This feature allows you to create a new array excluding the first element. For example, given the array [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], using lodash.tail will return [2, 3, 4, 5].

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].slice(1)

Other packages similar to lodash.tail

ramda

Ramda is a functional programming library for JavaScript that provides utility functions similar to Lodash. The Ramda equivalent of lodash.tail is R.tail, which also returns a new array excluding the first element. Ramda focuses more on functional programming paradigms.

underscore

Underscore is another utility library that provides similar functionalities to Lodash. The underscore equivalent of lodash.tail is _.rest, which returns the rest of the elements in an array excluding the first one. Underscore is older and has a smaller footprint compared to Lodash.

README

lodash.tail v4.0.1

The lodash method _.tail exported as a Node.js module.

Installation

Using npm:

$ {sudo -H} npm i -g npm
$ npm i --save lodash.tail

In Node.js:

var tail = require('lodash.tail');

See the documentation or package source for more details.