cutfirst

Purpose

Extract the first element of a range set or a list.

Synopsis

function cutfirst(r:range):integer

function cutfirst(l:list):type_of_l

Arguments

r	A range set
l	A list

Return value

The first element of the set or list after it has been removed from its container.

Further information

This function is equivalent to calling getfirst and then cuthead for dropping one element.