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# dropWhile

주어진 조건에 맞는 element 들은 drop 을 시키고 나머지를 리턴한다

```kotlin
public inline fun <T> Iterable<T>.dropWhile(predicate: (T) -> Boolean): List<T> {
    var yielding = false
    val list = ArrayList<T>()
    for (item in this)
        if (yielding)
            list.add(item)
        else if (!predicate(item)) {
            list.add(item)
            yielding = true
        }
    return list
}


val list = listOf(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
println(list.dropWhile{ it < 3 })  // [3, 4, 5]
```