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title: "Selection.slice(start [, end]) | Grafana k6 documentation"
description: "Reduce the set of matched elements to a subset specified by a range of indices."
---

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# Selection.slice(start \[, end])

Reduce the set of matched elements to a subset specified by a range of indices. Mimics [jquery.slice](https://api.jquery.com/slice/)

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| Parameter | Type                                                           | Description                                                                            |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| start     | Number                                                         | An integer indicating the 0-based position at which the elements begin to be selected. |
| end       | Number                                                         | An integer indicating the 0-based position at which the elements stop being selected.  |
| selector  | [Selection](/docs/k6/latest/javascript-api/k6-html/selection/) | A selection.                                                                           |

### Returns

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| Type                                                           | Description        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| [Selection](/docs/k6/latest/javascript-api/k6-html/selection/) | The new selection. |

### Example

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```javascript
import { parseHTML } from 'k6/html';
import { sleep } from 'k6';

export default function () {
  const content = `
<dl>
  <dt id="term-1">term 1</dt>
  <dd>definition 1-a</dd>
  <dd>definition 1-b</dd>
  <dd>definition 1-c</dd>
  <dd>definition 1-d</dd>

  <dt id="term-2">term 2</dt>
  <dd>definition 2-a</dd>
  <dd>definition 2-b</dd>
  <dd>definition 2-c</dd>

  <dt id="term-3">term 3</dt>
  <dd>definition 3-a</dd>
  <dd>definition 3-b</dd>
</dl>
  `;
  const doc = parseHTML(content);

  const els = doc.find('dl').children();

  console.log(els.slice(4).text());

  console.log(els.slice(2, 4).text());

  sleep(1);
}
```