moveWithin$ (original) (raw)

Move part of array within!

Alternatives: moveWithin, moveWithin$.
Similar: copy, copyWithin, moveWithin.

function moveWithin$(x, j, i, I) // x: an array (updated!) // j: write index [0] // i: read begin index [0] // I: read end index [|x|]

const xarray = require('extra-array');

var x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]; xarray.moveWithin$(x, 0, 1, 3); // → [ 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6 ] (2,3 to left)

x; // → [ 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6 ]

var x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]; xarray.moveWithin$(x, 6, 3, 5); // → [ 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5 ] (4,5 to right)

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