var baseSlice = require('./_baseSlice');

/**

* Gets all but the last element of `array`.
*
* @static
* @memberOf _
* @since 0.1.0
* @category Array
* @param {Array} array The array to query.
* @returns {Array} Returns the slice of `array`.
* @example
*
* _.initial([1, 2, 3]);
* // => [1, 2]
*/

function initial(array) {

var length = array == null ? 0 : array.length;
return length ? baseSlice(array, 0, -1) : [];

}

module.exports = initial;