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var b = $("#myDiv a").text();

$("body").append("<br/>  original: " + b);

$("body").append("<br/> slice() returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice().text());

$("body").append("<br/> slice(0) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0).text());

$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,-1) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, -1).text());
$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,-2) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, -2).text());
$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,-7) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, -7).text());

$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,0) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, 0).text());
$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,1) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, 1).text());
$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,2) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, 2).text());
$("body").append("<br/> slice(0,7) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(0, 7).text());

$("body").append("<br/> slice(-2) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(-2).text());
$("body").append("<br/> slice(+2) returned value : " + $("#myDiv a").slice(2).text());

<div id="myDiv">
     <a>1...</a>
     <a>2...</a>
     <a>3...</a>
     <a>4...</a>
     <a>5...</a>
     <a>6...</a>
</div>