PHP - Function array_slice()

array_slice($array, $offset [,$length [,$preserve_keys]] );

Definition and Usage

The function returns the sequence of elements from the array array as specified by the offset and length parameters.

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	array(Required) It specifies an array.
2	offset(Required) It specifies where the function will start the slice.
3	length(Optional) It specifies the length of the slice.
4	preserve_keys(Optional) It gives TRUE to preserve keys and FALSE to reset keys. Default is FALSE.

It returns the sequence of elements.

Try out following example −

<?php
   $input = array("a", "b", "c", "d", "e");
   
   print_r(array_slice($input, 2, -1));
   print_r(array_slice($input, 2, -1, true));
?>

This will produce the following result −

Array ( [0] => c [1] => d ) Array ( [2] => c [3] => d )

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