javascript get first 5 elements of array code example

Example 1: get first 10 items of array javascript

const list = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'strawberry']
const size = 3
const items = list.slice(0, size) // res: ['apple', 'banana', 'orange']

Example 2: javascript slice array

// array.slice(start, end)
const FRUITS = ["Banana", "Orange", "Lemon", "Apple", "Mango"];
var citrus = FRUITS.slice(1, 3);
// citrus => [ 'Orange', 'Lemon' ]

// Negative values slice in the opposite direction
var fromTheEnd = FRUITS.slice(-3, -1);
// fromTheEnd => [ 'Lemon', 'Apple' ]

Example 3: javascript get sub array

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Lemon", "Apple", "Mango"];
var citrus = fruits.slice(1, 3);
// ["Orange", "Lemon"]

Example 4: first n elements of array js

const sliced_array = unsliced_array.slice(0, n);

Example 5: array index javascript show only first 2 elements

array.slice(0, n);

Example 6: javascript get first element of array

let mylist = ['one','two','three','last'];
mylist[0],mylist[1],mylist[2],mylist[3];//this is called indexing and slicing in python
//in javascript it called getting elements in array