Move an array element from one array position to another

Question

I\'m having a hard time figuring out how to move an array element. For example, given the following:

var arr = [ \'a\', \'b\', \'c\', \'d\', \'e\'];
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Answer 1

Another pure JS variant using ES6 array spread operator with no mutation

const reorder = (array, sourceIndex, destinationIndex) => {
	const smallerIndex = Math.min(sourceIndex, destinationIndex);
	const largerIndex = Math.max(sourceIndex, destinationIndex);

	return [
		...array.slice(0, smallerIndex),
		...(sourceIndex < destinationIndex
			? array.slice(smallerIndex + 1, largerIndex + 1)
			: []),
		array[sourceIndex],
		...(sourceIndex > destinationIndex
			? array.slice(smallerIndex, largerIndex)
			: []),
		...array.slice(largerIndex + 1),
	];
}

// returns ['a', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f']
console.log(reorder(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'], 1, 4))