bin/node_modules/plist/node_modules/xmlbuilder/node_modules/lodash-node/compat/internals/slice.js

/**
 * Lo-Dash 2.4.1 (Custom Build) <http://lodash.com/>
 * Build: `lodash modularize exports="node" -o ./compat/`
 * Copyright 2012-2013 The Dojo Foundation <http://dojofoundation.org/>
 * Based on Underscore.js 1.5.2 <http://underscorejs.org/LICENSE>
 * Copyright 2009-2013 Jeremy Ashkenas, DocumentCloud and Investigative Reporters & Editors
 * Available under MIT license <http://lodash.com/license>
 */

/**
 * Slices the `collection` from the `start` index up to, but not including,
 * the `end` index.
 *
 * Note: This function is used instead of `Array#slice` to support node lists
 * in IE < 9 and to ensure dense arrays are returned.
 *
 * @private
 * @param {Array|Object|string} collection The collection to slice.
 * @param {number} start The start index.
 * @param {number} end The end index.
 * @returns {Array} Returns the new array.
 */
function slice(array, start, end) {
  start || (start = 0);
  if (typeof end == 'undefined') {
    end = array ? array.length : 0;
  }
  var index = -1,
      length = end - start || 0,
      result = Array(length < 0 ? 0 : length);

  while (++index < length) {
    result[index] = array[start + index];
  }
  return result;
}

module.exports = slice;