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Slice 'first' confused
A4-Tacks Jun 13, 2026
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Change 'the first' to 'its first'
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Expand Up @@ -306,13 +306,13 @@ part of an array. We’d do so like this:
```rust
let a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

let slice = &a[1..3];
let slice = &a[2..4];

assert_eq!(slice, &[2, 3]);
assert_eq!(slice, &[3, 4]);
```

This slice has the type `&[i32]`. It works the same way as string slices do, by
storing a reference to the first element and a length. You’ll use this kind of
storing a reference to its first element and a length. You’ll use this kind of
slice for all sorts of other collections. We’ll discuss these collections in
detail when we talk about vectors in Chapter 8.

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