jQuery slice() Method

The slice() is an inbuilt method in jQuery that is used to select a subset of elements based on its index. The subset is a set that may be a part of a large set.

Syntax:

$(selector).slice(para1, para2)

Parameter: It accepts two parameters which are specified below-

para1: It specifies where to start the selection of the elements.
para2: It is optional and it specifies where to stop the selection of the elements.

Return Value: It returns the subset of the selected element.

jQuery code to show the working of slice() method:

Example: In this example, we are using the above-explained method.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("p").slice(1, 4).css("background-color", "lightgreen");
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        body {
            width: 500px;
            height: 200px;
            padding: 20px;
            border: 2px solid green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>

    <h1>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks !</h1>

    <p>This is at index 0.</p>
    <p>This is at index 1.</p>
    <p>This is at index 2.</p>
    <p>This is at index 3.</p>

</body>

</html>

Output: In this code, all paragraph elements from index 1 to 3 get highlighted.

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