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@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ local numbers = {3, 5, 11}
local three, five, eleven = numbers[1], numbers[2], numbers[3]
```
Arrays can read out an inclusive range of values from consecutively numbered keys. This is specified with `[x | y]`, where `x` and `y` evaluate to a number.
Arrays can read out an inclusive range of values from consecutively numbered keys. This is specified with `[x -> y]`, where `x` and `y` evaluate to a number.
```Lua
local numbers = {3, 5, 11}
local three, five, eleven = numbers[1 | #numbers]
local three, five, eleven = numbers[1 -> #numbers]
```
Negative numbers are allowed, with symmetric behaviour to Luau standard library functions that accept negative indices (offset from the end of the table).
@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Negative numbers are allowed, with symmetric behaviour to Luau standard library
```Lua
local numbers = {3, 5, 11}
local three, five, eleven = numbers[1 | -1]
local three, five, eleven = numbers[1 -> -1]
```
Multiple index expressions run the risk of duplicating information already specified by the names of identifiers in declarations or re-assignments.