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<div class="ContSect"><span class="tocline"><span class="nocss"> </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X7C5F33687C53BEF0">11.1 <span class="Heading">API</span></a>
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<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X787DE4958435192B">11.1-1 Slice</a></span>
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<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X7D9428F87FB473C1"><code>11.1-3 <span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code></a></span>
<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X7F7746247EFACC8E"><code>11.1-4 <span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]\:\=</code></a></span>
<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X81BD0E81835A66C2"><code>11.1-5 \in</code></a></span>
<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X8312D61C86DFA27E"><code>11.1-6 IsBound<span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code></a></span>
<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X82CF5B21869B0F91"><code>11.1-7 Unbind<span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code></a></span>
<span class="ContSS"><br /><span class="nocss">  </span><a href="chap11_mj.html#X7AC67617811B6218">11.1-8 Length</a></span>
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<h3>11 <span class="Heading">Slices</span></h3>

<p>A slice is a sublist of a list. Creating a slice does not copy the original list, and changes to the list also change a slice of the list.</p>

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<h4>11.1 <span class="Heading">API</span></h4>

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<h5>11.1-1 Slice</h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; Slice</code>(  )</td><td class="tdright">( function )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>Returns: a slice</p>

<p>Constructor for slices</p>

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<h5>11.1-2 IsSlice</h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; IsSlice</code>( <var class="Arg">arg</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( filter )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>Returns: <code class="keyw">true</code> or <code class="keyw">false</code></p>

<p>Category of slices</p>

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<h5><code>11.1-3 <span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code></h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; <span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code>( <var class="Arg">slice</var>, <var class="Arg">value</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( operation )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>List-style access for slices.</p>

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<h5><code>11.1-4 <span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]\:\=</code></h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; <span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]\:\=</code>( <var class="Arg">slice</var>, <var class="Arg">value</var>, <var class="Arg">object</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( operation )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>List-style assignment for slices.</p>

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<h5><code>11.1-5 \in</code></h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; \in</code>( <var class="Arg">object</var>, <var class="Arg">slice</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( operation )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>Test whether a value is stored in the slice.</p>

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<h5><code>11.1-6 IsBound<span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code></h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; IsBound<span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code>( <var class="Arg">slice</var>, <var class="Arg">value</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( operation )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>Test whether a location is bound in a slice.</p>

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<h5><code>11.1-7 Unbind<span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code></h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; Unbind<span>\</span>[<span>\</span>]</code>( <var class="Arg">slice</var>, <var class="Arg">value</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( operation )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>Unbind a value from a slice.</p>

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<h5>11.1-8 Length</h5>

<div class="func"><table class="func" width="100%"><tr><td class="tdleft"><code class="func">&#an style='color: green'>8227; Length</code>( <var class="Arg">slice</var> )</td><td class="tdright">( operation )</td></tr></table></div>
<p>Determine the length of a slice.</p>


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