@stdlib/string/base/remove-first/README.md

String manipulation functions.

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# removeFirst

> Remove the first `n` UTF-16 code units of a string.

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## Usage

```javascript
var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first' );
```

#### removeFirst( str, n )

Removes the first `n` UTF-16 code units of a string.

```javascript
var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing', 1 );
// returns 'ast man standing'

out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures', 1 );
// returns 'idden Treasures'

out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 5 );
// returns 'ar'

out = removeFirst( 'foo bar', 10 );
// returns ''
```

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## Examples

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```javascript
var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/base/remove-first' );

var str = removeFirst( 'presidential election', 1 );
// returns 'residential election'

str = removeFirst( 'JavaScript', 1 );
// returns 'avaScript'

str = removeFirst( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5 );
// returns 'ast of the Mohicans'
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point`][@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">remove the first Unicode code point of a string.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster`][@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">remove the first grapheme cluster (i.e., user-perceived character) of a string.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/string/base/remove-last`][@stdlib/string/base/remove-last]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">remove the last UTF-16 code unit of a string.</span>

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[@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-code-point]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string/tree/main/base/remove-first-code-point

[@stdlib/string/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string/tree/main/base/remove-first-grapheme-cluster

[@stdlib/string/base/remove-last]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string/tree/main/base/remove-last

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