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Onetastic Macro Documentation > Functions > Array Functions > Array_Splice

Array_Splice

Removes a a sequence of elements of the given array and replaces it with the given array. Numeric keys in the input array is not preseved and re-numbered from 0.

Syntax

void Array_Splice(
	byref Array array, 
	Numeric offset, 
	Numeric length, 
	Array replacement)

Parameters

Array array
Array to remove and replace elements from.
Numeric offset
The start offset to remove and replace elements. If non-negative, the sequence will start that far away from the beginning of the array. If negative, the sequence will start that far away from the end of the array.
Numeric length
The length of the sequence. If there aren't that many elements in the array, all the elements till the end of the array will be removed and replaced. If given as zero, no elements will be removed but the new elements will be inserted at given offset.
Array replacement
The set of elements to replace with. If this is an empty array, elements are removed only. Keys in the replacement array is ignored.

Examples

$array = Array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) // Remove 3 elements starting at index 4, and insert (97, 98) Array_Splice($array, 4, 3, Array(97, 98)) // $array is (1, 2, 3, 4, 97, 98, 8, 9, 10) // Remove first 4 elements Array_Splice($array, 0, 4, Array()) // $array is (97, 98, 8, 9, 10) // Remove 2 elements starting at 4th element from the end (98) and insert (0, -1, -2) Array_Splice($array, -4, 2, Array(0, -1, -2)) // $array is (97, 0, -1, -2, 9, 10) // Remove last 3 elements and insert (0) Array_Splice($array, -3, 3, Array(0)) // $array is (97, 0, -1, 0) // Insert (3, 4, 5) at the beginning Array_Splice($array, 0, 0, Array(3, 4, 5)) // $array is (3, 4, 5, 97, 0, -1, 0) // Insert (7, 8, 9) at the end Array_Splice($array, Array_Length($array), 0, Array(7, 8, 9)) // $array is (3, 4, 5, 97, 0, -1, 0, 7, 8, 9)

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