# Juttle "skip" processor

## skips a single point with no argument

### Juttle

    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 4 | skip | remove time | view result

### Output
    {}
    {}
    {}

## skips N points with argument

### Juttle

    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 6 | skip 3 | remove time | view result

### Output
    {}
    {}
    {}

## skips points by field, no argument

### Juttle
    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 6
    | put id=Math.ceil(count() / 2)
    | skip by id | remove time | view result

### Output
    {id:1}
    {id:2}
    {id:3}

## skips points by array/object field, no argument

### Juttle
    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 6
    | put o={id: Math.ceil(count() / 2)}
    | skip by o | remove time | view result

### Output
    {o:{id:1}}
    {o:{id:2}}
    {o:{id:3}}

## skips points by field, numeric argument

### Juttle
    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 9
    | put id=Math.ceil(count() / 3)
    | skip 2 by id | remove time | view result

### Output
    {id:1}
    {id:2}
    {id:3}

## skips points by array/object field, numeric argument

### Juttle
    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 9
    | put o={id:Math.ceil(count() / 3)}
    | skip 2 by o | remove time | view result

### Output
    {o:{id:1}}
    {o:{id:2}}
    {o:{id:3}}

## complains about nonnumeric argument

### Juttle
    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 9 | skip "foo" | view result

### Errors
  * CompileError: argument for skip must be an integer