# Is there a way to get the required number of arrays present in the arraylist?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-required-number-of-arrays-present-in-the-arraylist/41329>\
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**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-required-number-of-arrays-present-in-the-arraylist/41329 "2022-04-28T01:50:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-required-number-of-arrays-present-in-the-arraylist/41329/1 "2022-04-28T01:50:55Z")

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for example, in an arraylist with 10 arrays, I want to get the first 3 arrays

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-required-number-of-arrays-present-in-the-arraylist/41329/2 "2022-04-28T01:57:19Z")

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Do you mean the first 3 arrays, or the first 3 items in an array?

Anyway, take a look at the [Slice Array Plugin](https://www.glideapps.com/plugins/slice-array).