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JavaScript Array copyWithin() Method

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Example

Copy the first two array elements to the last two array elements:

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
fruits.copyWithin(2,0);

The result of fruits will be:

Banana,Orange,Banana,Orange
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Definition and Usage

The copyWithin() method copies array elements within the array, to and from specified positions.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.

Method
copyWithin() 45.0 12.0 32.0 9 32.0

Syntax

array.copyWithin(target,start,end)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
target Required. The index position to copy the elements to
start Required. The index position to start copying elements from
end Optional. The index position to stop copying elements from (default is array.length)

Technical Details

Return Value: An Array, the changed array
JavaScript Version: ECMAScript 6

Examples

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Example

Copy the first two array elements to the third and fourth position:

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango", "Kiwi", "Papaya"];
fruits.copyWithin(2,0,2);

The output of the code above will be:

Banana,Orange,Banana,Orange,Kiwi,Papaya
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