JavaScript Array slice()

Select elements:

const fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Lemon", "Apple", "Mango"];
const citrus = fruits.slice(1, 3);

Select elements using negative values:

const fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Lemon", "Apple", "Mango"];
const myBest = fruits.slice(-3, -1);

Description

The slice() method returns selected elements in an array, as a new array.

The slice() method selects from a given start, up to a (not inclusive) given end.

The slice() method does not change the original array.

array.slice(start, end)

Parameter	Description
start	Optional. Start position. Default is 0. Negative numbers select from the end of the array.
end	Optional. End position. Default is last element. Negative numbers select from the end of the array.

A new array containing the selected elements.

slice() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes