Is there something like a consuming take?

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On Saturday, 6 July 2019 at 11:20:50 UTC, berni wrote:
> I want to copy the first n items of a range to an array, I came 
> up with this now:
>> data = r.take(n).array;
> This works partly, because the values of r are not consumed. So 
> I have to call afterwards:
>> r = r.drop(n);
> Now I wonder, if it is possible to do this with one single 
> call, something like
> data = r.take_consuming(n).array;
> Does there something like this exist?

sure
auto take_consuming( R )( ref R r, int cnt ) {
     auto tmp = r.take( cnt ).array;
     r = r.drop( cnt );
     return tmp;
}
don't thank