slice

Slice UTF-16 code units from a string.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/string-base-slice

Usage

var slice = require( '@stdlib/string-base-slice' );

slice( str, start, end )

Slices UTF-16 code units from a string.

var out = slice( 'last man standing', 1, 17 );
// returns 'ast man standing'

out = slice( 'Hidden Treasures', 0, 6 );
// returns 'Hidden'

out = slice( 'foo bar', 2, 7 );
// returns 'o bar'

out = slice( 'foo bar', -1, 7 );
// returns 'r'

The function accepts the following arguments:

• str: input string.
• start: slice start index (inclusive).
• end: slice end index (exclusive).

Examples

var slice = require( '@stdlib/string-base-slice' );

var str = slice( 'presidential election', 1, 21 );
// returns 'residential election'

str = slice( 'JavaScript', 4, 10 );
// returns 'Script'

str = slice( 'The Last of the Mohicans', 5, 24 );
// returns 'ast of the Mohicans'

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

See LICENSE.

Copyright

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