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  1.     function table.slice(tbl, first, last, step)
  2.       local sliced = {}
  3.  
  4.       for i = first or 1, last or #tbl, step or 1 do
  5.         sliced[#sliced+1] = tbl[i]
  6.       end
  7.  
  8.       return sliced
  9.     end
  10.  
  11.     local a = {1, 2, 3, 4}
  12.     local b = table.slice(a, 2, 3)
  13.     print(a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4])
  14.     print(b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4])
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1	2	3	4
2	3	nil	nil
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10 years ago
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