freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-algorithm-scripting/slice-and-splice.english.md

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id: 579e2a2c335b9d72dd32e05c
title: Slice and Splice
isRequired: true
isBeta: true
challengeType: 5
---

## Description
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You are given two arrays and an index.
Use the array methods <code>slice</code> and <code>splice</code> to copy each element of the first array into the second array, in order.
Begin inserting elements at index <code>n</code> of the second array.
Return the resulting array. The input arrays should remain the same after the function runs.
Remember to use <a href="http://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-get-help-when-you-are-stuck/19514" target="_blank">Read-Search-Ask</a> if you get stuck. Write your own code.
</section>

## Instructions
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</section>

## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>frankenSplice([1, 2, 3], [4, 5], 1)</code> should return <code>[4, 1, 2, 3, 5]</code>.
    testString: assert.deepEqual(frankenSplice([1, 2, 3], [4, 5], 1), [4, 1, 2, 3, 5], '<code>frankenSplice([1, 2, 3], [4, 5], 1)</code> should return <code>[4, 1, 2, 3, 5]</code>.');
  - text: <code>frankenSplice([1, 2], ["a", "b"], 1)</code> should return <code>["a", 1, 2, "b"]</code>.
    testString: assert.deepEqual(frankenSplice(testArr1, testArr2, 1), ["a", 1, 2, "b"], '<code>frankenSplice([1, 2], ["a", "b"], 1)</code> should return <code>["a", 1, 2, "b"]</code>.');
  - text: <code>frankenSplice(["claw", "tentacle"], ["head", "shoulders", "knees", "toes"], 2)</code> should return <code>["head", "shoulders", "claw", "tentacle", "knees", "toes"]</code>.
    testString: assert.deepEqual(frankenSplice(["claw", "tentacle"], ["head", "shoulders", "knees", "toes"], 2), ["head", "shoulders", "claw", "tentacle", "knees", "toes"], '<code>frankenSplice(["claw", "tentacle"], ["head", "shoulders", "knees", "toes"], 2)</code> should return <code>["head", "shoulders", "claw", "tentacle", "knees", "toes"]</code>.');
  - text: All elements from the first array should be added to the second array in their original order.
    testString: assert.deepEqual(frankenSplice([1, 2, 3, 4], [], 0), [1, 2, 3, 4], 'All elements from the first array should be added to the second array in their original order.');
  - text: The first array should remain the same after the function runs.
    testString: assert(testArr1[0] === 1 && testArr1[1] === 2, 'The first array should remain the same after the function runs.');
  - text: The second array should remain the same after the function runs.
    testString: assert(testArr2[0] === "a" && testArr2[1] === "b", 'The second array should remain the same after the function runs.');

```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function frankenSplice(arr1, arr2, n) {
  // It's alive. It's alive!
  return arr2;
}

frankenSplice([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], 1);
```

</div>


### After Test
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```js
let testArr1 = [1, 2];
let testArr2 = ["a", "b"];
```

</div>

</section>

## Solution
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```js
function frankenSplice(arr1, arr2, n) {
  // It's alive. It's alive!
  let result = arr2.slice();
  for (let i = 0; i < arr1.length; i++) {
    result.splice(n+i, 0, arr1[i]);
  }
  return result;
}

frankenSplice([1, 2, 3], [4, 5], 1);

```

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