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SPLICE

SPLICE this, offset, length, list

Performs the equivalent of a splice on the array. Returns a list of the original length elements at the specified offset. The arguments are:

offset

Optional. Defaults to zero; if negative, counts back from the end of the array.

length

Optional. Defaults to the rest of the array.

list

May be empty.


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