// array.slice(start, end)
const FRUITS = ["Banana", "Orange", "Lemon", "Apple", "Mango"];
var citrus = FRUITS.slice(1, 3);
// citrus => [ 'Orange', 'Lemon' ]
// Negative values slice in the opposite direction
var fromTheEnd = FRUITS.slice(-3, -1);
// fromTheEnd => [ 'Lemon', 'Apple' ]

var oldColors=["red","green","blue"];
var newColors = oldColors.slice(); //make a clone/copy of oldColors

const array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
const objectArray = [ { name: "Mehedi", age: 21 }, { name: "Ripon", age: 25 }, { name: "Developer", age: 22 },
]
// only start index and it will slice the array from index 2
// upto last element of the array
const sliceStart = array.slice(2)
// start and end index
const sliceStartEnd = array.slice(2, 4)
// negative index
const negativeSlice = array.slice(-2)
// negative end index with positive start index
const negativeSliceStartEnd = array.slice(1, -2)
//slice chaining
const sliceChaining = array.slice(2, 4).slice(0, 4)
// slicing object array
const objectArraySlicing = objectArray.slice(1, 3)
// slicing the first half of the array excluding the middle element
const lengthSlicing = array.slice(Math.floor(array.length / 2), array.length)
// slice then sort in descending order
const sliceSort = array.slice(2, 5).sort((a, b) => b - a)
// slice then filter
const sliceFilter = array.slice(2, 6).filter(i => i > 4)
// slice then map
const sliceMap = array.slice(2, 5).map(i => i * 4)
// returning an array after slicing
const restParameters = (args) => { return args.slice(2, 6)
}
console.log("Slicing with only start index - ", sliceStart)
console.log("Slicing with start and end index - ", sliceStartEnd)
console.log("Slicing with negative index - ", negativeSlice)
console.log("Slicing with negative end index - ", negativeSliceStartEnd)
console.log("Slicing with chaining - ", sliceChaining)
console.log("Slicing with array of objects - ", objectArraySlicing)
console.log("Slicing the second half of the array - ", lengthSlicing)
console.log("Slicing with sort - ", sliceSort)
console.log("Slicing with filter - ", sliceFilter)
console.log("Slicing with map - ", sliceMap)
console.log("Slicing array inside function - ", restParameters(array))

const animals = ['ant', 'bison', 'camel', 'duck', 'elephant'];
console.log(animals.slice(2));
// expected output: Array ["camel", "duck", "elephant"]
console.log(animals.slice(2, 4));
// expected output: Array ["camel", "duck"]
console.log(animals.slice(1, 5));
// expected output: Array ["bison", "camel", "duck", "elephant"]

var string = "WelcomeToSofthunt.netTutorialWebsite";
one = string.slice(0, 7)
two = string.slice(7, 9)
three = string.slice(9,21)
four = string.slice(21,29)
five = string.slice(29,36)
six = string.slice(0)
document.write(one);
document.write(two);
document.write(three);
document.write(four);
document.write(five);
document.write(six);

// array.slice(start, end)
const FRUITS = ["Banana", "Orange", "Lemon", "Apple", "Mango"];
var citrus = FRUITS.slice(1, 3);
// citrus => [ 'Orange', 'Lemon' ]
let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];
let newArray = numbers.slice(4,8);
console.log("The sliced arrays is:", newArray)
// Output: The sliced arrays is: [ 5, 6, 7, 8 ]

//The slice() method extracts a section of a string and returns
//it as a new string, without modifying the original string.
// same in array but you select elements not characters
const str = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.';
console.log(str.slice(31));
// expected output: "the lazy dog."
console.log(str.slice(4, 19));
// expected output: "quick brown fox"
console.log(str.slice(-4));
// expected output: "dog."
console.log(str.slice(-9, -5));
// expected output: "lazy"

let arrayIntegers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
let arrayIntegers1 = arrayIntegers.slice(0, 2); // returns [1,2]
let arrayIntegers2 = arrayIntegers.slice(2, 3); // returns [3]
let arrayIntegers3 = arrayIntegers.slice(4); //returns [5]