Slice in JavaScript

Suprabha - Aug 22 '20 - - Dev Community

The slice method returns a new array with a copied slice from the original array.

Syntax:

arr.slice([start[, end]])
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start refers Zero-based index. If start is undefined, slice starts from the index 0.

In end, slice extracts up to but not including end.

Its too theoretically right ๐Ÿ˜œ, lets understand by few examples.

Using two arguments โœ…:

const arr = ['๐Ÿ', '๐Ÿ“', '๐ŸŒฝ', '๐Ÿ‡', '๐Ÿ’'];
const newArr = arr.slice(2,4);
console.log(newArr); // ["๐ŸŒฝ", "๐Ÿ‡"]
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Without arguments, you get a copy of the full array โœ…

const arr = ['๐Ÿ', '๐Ÿ“', '๐ŸŒฝ', '๐Ÿ‡', '๐Ÿ’'];
const newArr = arr.slice();
console.log(newArr); // ["๐Ÿ", "๐Ÿ“", "๐ŸŒฝ", "๐Ÿ‡", "๐Ÿ’"]
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Using one argument, you get a copy from the specified index to the end of the array โœ…

const arr = ['๐Ÿ', '๐Ÿ“', '๐ŸŒฝ', '๐Ÿ‡', '๐Ÿ’'];
const newArr = arr.slice(3);
console.log(newArr); // ["๐Ÿ‡", "๐Ÿ’"]
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Index can also be negative, in which case the starting index is calculated from the end โœ…

const arr = ['๐Ÿ', '๐Ÿ“', '๐ŸŒฝ', '๐Ÿ‡', '๐Ÿ’'];
const newArr = arr.slice(2,-2);
console.log(newArr); // ["๐ŸŒฝ"]
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If start is greater than the index range of the sequence, an empty array is returned โœ…

const arr = ['๐Ÿ', '๐Ÿ“', '๐ŸŒฝ', '๐Ÿ‡', '๐Ÿ’'];
const newArr = arr.slice(6);
console.log(newArr); // []
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If end is greater than the length of the sequence, slice extracts through to the end of the sequence โœ…

const arr = ['๐Ÿ', '๐Ÿ“', '๐ŸŒฝ', '๐Ÿ‡', '๐Ÿ’'];
const newArr = arr.slice(1,9);
console.log(newArr); // ["๐Ÿ“", "๐ŸŒฝ", "๐Ÿ‡", "๐Ÿ’"]
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slice() method can also be used for strings โœ…

const arr = 'suprabha';
const newArr = arr.slice(0,3);
console.log(newArr); // "sup"
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Note: ๐Ÿงจ

Slice is immutable and Splice mutates the array.

Reference ๐Ÿง

Slice MDN

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