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slices/Cargo.lock

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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "slices"
+version = "0.1.0"

slices/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "slices"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]

slices/src/main.rs

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+fn main() {
+    //slices are a way to reference a contigous sequence of elements in a collection, without
+    //owning the data. they let you work with parts of arryas, vectors or strings
+    //- slices are view into collection
+    //-they don't own the data, just borrow it 
+    //- &[T] for a slice of elements of type T
+
+    let arr = [1,2,3,4,5,50];
+    let slice = &arr[1..4];
+
+    println!("{:?}", slice);
+
+
+    //slice of vector 
+    let vec = vec![2,3,4,5];
+    let slicer = &vec[2..];
+    println!("{:?}", slicer);
+
+    //string slice 
+    let str = String::from("safal lama");
+    let slc = &str[0..];
+
+    println!("{:?}", slc);
+
+
+    //Slices allow safe, efficient access to parts of collections without copying data.
+}