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  <RefEntryTitle>list-head</RefEntryTitle>
  <RefMiscInfo Role="file">dblib.dsl</RefMiscInfo>
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<RefNameDiv>
  <RefName>list-head</RefName>
  <RefPurpose>Return the head of a list</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv><Title>Synopsis</Title>
<Synopsis>
(list-head inputlist k)
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<RefSect1><Title>Description</Title>

<para>
Returns the list that contains the first <literal>k</literal> elements of <literal>inputlist</literal>.</para>


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<RefSect1><Title>Example</Title>

<para>
<literal>(list-head (1 2 3 4) 2)</literal> returns <literal>(1 2)</literal>.
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<RefSect1><Title>Author</Title>

<para>
Norman Walsh, &lt;ndw@nwalsh.com&gt;
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<RefSect1><Title>Source Code</Title>

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(define (list-head inputlist k)
  ;; Return the head of a list
  (let loop ((l inputlist) (count k) (result '()))
    (if (<= count 0)
	result
	(loop (cdr l) (- count 1) (append result (list (car l)))))))
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