Let’s look into the difference between splice and slice, which are JavaScript Array methods.
splice
Syntax
let arrDeletedItems = array.splice(start[, deleteCount[, item1[, item2[, ...]]]])
Sample Code
const ary = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
const deletedAry = ary.splice(1)
ary // [ 1 ]
deletedAry // [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
const ary = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
const deletedAry = ary.splice(0, 1)
ary // [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
deletedAry // [ 1 ]
slice
Syntax
arr.slice([start[, end]])
Sample Code
const ary = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
ary.slice(1) // [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
ary // [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
ary.slice(0, 1) // [1]
ary // [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
Conclusion
splice() |
slice() |
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|---|---|---|
| Return value | Array | Array |
| Change receiver? | Yes | No |
| Use case | Get and remove value from array | Get value from array |