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<title>BOOST_PP_LIST_FIRST_N</title>
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<div style="margin-left: 0px;">
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The <b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FIRST_N</b> macro expands to a <i>list</i> of the first <i>count</i> elements of a <i>list</i>.
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<h4>Usage</h4>
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<b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FIRST_N</b>(<i>count</i>, <i>list</i>)
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<h4>Arguments</h4>
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<dt>count</dt>
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<dd>
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The number of elements to extract.
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<dt>list</dt>
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<dd>
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The <i>list</i> from which the elements are extracted.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h4>Remarks</h4>
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This macro extracts <i>count</i> elements from the beginning of <i>list</i> and returns them as a <i>list</i>
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Previously, this macro could not be used inside <b>BOOST_PP_WHILE</b>.
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There is no longer any such restriction.
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It is more efficient, however, to use <b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FIRST_N_D</b> in such a situation.
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<h4>See Also</h4>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="list_first_n_d.html">BOOST_PP_LIST_FIRST_N_D</a></li>
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<h4>Requirements</h4>
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<b>Header:</b> <a href="../headers/list/first_n.hpp.html"><boost/preprocessor/list/first_n.hpp></a>
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<h4>Sample Code</h4>
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<div><pre>
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#include <<a href="../headers/list/first_n.hpp.html">boost/preprocessor/list/first_n.hpp</a>>
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#define LIST (a, (b, (c, <a href="nil.html">BOOST_PP_NIL</a>)))
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<a href="list_first_n.html">BOOST_PP_LIST_FIRST_N</a>(2, LIST) // expands to (a, (b, <a href="nil.html">BOOST_PP_NIL</a>))
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</pre></div>
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