NAME
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range - cut a slice of an array or string
SYNTAX
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a [ b .. c ]
or
a [ .. c ]
or
a [ b .. ]
DESCRIPTION
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This operator cuts out a piece of an array or string. If a is an array
a[b..c] will return an array containing a[b], a[b+1], a[b+2] to a[c].
Given a string about the same thing will happen, except the the result
will be a string of course. If b is omitted, everything from the
beginning up to and including c will be included. If c is omitted
the result will include everything from (and including) b to the end.
EXAMPLES
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- "foobar"[0..2]
- returns "foo"
- "foobar"[3..5]
- returns "bar"
- ({1,2,3})[..1]
- returns ({1,2})
- ({1,2,3})[1..]
- returns ({2,3})
- ({1,2,3})[..]
- returns ({1,2,3})
KEYWORDS
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operators
SEE ALSO
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index