Problem 03

src/main/scala/ninetyNineScalaProblems/Problem03.scala

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+package ninetyNineScalaProblems
+
+import scala.annotation.tailrec
+
+object Problem03:
+    def nthElement(list: List[Any], n: Int): Option[Any] =
+        @tailrec
+        def loop(cursor: List[Any], acc: Int): Option[Any] =
+            cursor match
+                case e :: tail if acc == n =>
+                    Some(e)
+                case e :: tail =>
+                    loop(tail, acc + 1)
+                case Nil =>
+                    None
+
+        loop(list, 0)
+
+object Problem03Stdlib:
+    def nthElement(list: List[Any], n: Int): Option[Any] =
+        list.drop(n).headOption