freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/use-destructuring-assignment-with-the-rest-parameter-to-reassign-array-elements.md

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id: 587d7b8a367417b2b2512b4c
title: >-
  Use Destructuring Assignment with the Rest Parameter to Reassign Array
  Elements
challengeType: 1
forumTopicId: 301218
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  use-destructuring-assignment-with-the-rest-parameter-to-reassign-array-elements
---

# --description--

In some situations involving array destructuring, we might want to collect the rest of the elements into a separate array.

The result is similar to `Array.prototype.slice()`, as shown below:

```js
const [a, b, ...arr] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7];
console.log(a, b);
console.log(arr);
```

The console would display the values `1, 2` and `[3, 4, 5, 7]`.

Variables `a` and `b` take the first and second values from the array. After that, because of the rest parameter's presence, `arr` gets the rest of the values in the form of an array. The rest element only works correctly as the last variable in the list. As in, you cannot use the rest parameter to catch a subarray that leaves out the last element of the original array.

# --instructions--

Use destructuring assignment with the rest parameter to perform an effective `Array.prototype.slice()` so that `arr` is a sub-array of the original array `source` with the first two elements omitted.

# --hints--

`arr` should be `[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]`

```js
assert(arr.every((v, i) => v === i + 3) && arr.length === 8);
```

`source` should be `[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]`

```js
assert(source.every((v, i) => v === i + 1) && source.length === 10);
```

`Array.slice()` should not be used.

```js
(getUserInput) => assert(!getUserInput('index').match(/slice/g));
```

Destructuring on `list` should be used.

```js
assert(
  __helpers
    .removeWhiteSpace(code)
    .match(/\[(([_$a-z]\w*)?,){1,}\.\.\.arr\]=list/i)
);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```js
const source = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];
function removeFirstTwo(list) {
  // Only change code below this line
  const arr = list; // Change this line
  // Only change code above this line
  return arr;
}
const arr = removeFirstTwo(source);
```

# --solutions--

```js
const source = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];
function removeFirstTwo(list) {
  const [, , ...arr] = list;
  return arr;
}
const arr = removeFirstTwo(source);
```