Java Array Convert to arrayWithoutFirstsElement(final String[] array, final int elementsToRemove)

Description

Get an array without the first element of the input array.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
array	input array
elementsToRemove	number of the first elements to remove

Return

an array without the first element of the input array

Declaration

public static final String[] arrayWithoutFirstsElement(final String[] array, final int elementsToRemove) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w w w  .j ava2s .c o m*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Get an array without the first element of the input array.
     * @param array input array
     * @param elementsToRemove number of the first elements to remove
     * @return an array without the first element of the input array
     */
    public static final String[] arrayWithoutFirstsElement(final String[] array, final int elementsToRemove) {

        if (array == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (elementsToRemove < 1) {
            return array;
        }

        if (elementsToRemove > array.length) {
            return new String[0];
        }

        final int newLen = array.length - elementsToRemove;
        final String[] result = new String[newLen];
        System.arraycopy(array, elementsToRemove, result, 0, newLen);

        return result;
    }
}

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