# slice()
{% code title="Example.php" %}
```php
slice(2); // expected output: [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
$arrayUtils->slice(2, 4); // expected output: [3, 4]
$arrayUtils->slice(-4); // expected output: [7, 8, 9, 10]
```
{% endcode %}
## Syntax
```php
$arrayUtils->slice(int $start = 0, int $end = null, bool $preserve_keys = false) : ArrayUtils;
```
### Parameter
* `$start` 
> Zero-based index at which to start extraction.
>
> Default is `0`.
* `$end`
> Zero-based index at which to start extraction.
>
> Default is `count($array)`.
* `$preserveKeys`
* When set to **`TRUE`** keys will be preserved. \
Default is **`FALSE`** which will re-index the chunk numerically
### Return value
* A sliced array.
## Prefixing
```php
$arrayUtils->sliceAs(int $start = 0, int $end = null, bool $preserve_keys = false) : array;
```
```php
ArrayUtils::sliceFrom(iterable $from, int $start = 0, int $end = null, bool $preserve_keys = false) : ArrayUtils;
```
```php
ArrayUtils::sliceFromAs(iterable $from, int $start = 0, int $end = null, bool $preserve_keys = false) : array;
```
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