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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<dt-api group="utility">
<name>slice()</name>
<summary>Create an independent copy of the API instance.</summary>
<since>1.10.15</since>
<type type="function">
<signature>slice()</signature>
<description>Create an independent copy of the API instance.</description>
<returns type="DataTable.Api">API instance</returns>
</type>
<description>
The DataTables API object is "array like" and inherits many of the same characteristics as a Javascript array. The `-api slice()` method is one of these. It provides the ability to create an independent copy of the instance so it can be manipulated without affecting the original.
This method is a proxy for the Javascript `Array.prototype.slice` method and is provided as a utility method for the DataTables API. For more information about the original method, please refer to the [Mozilla MDN documentation for `slice`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/slice).
</description>
<example title="Modify a copy of an instance without affecting the original."><![CDATA[
var table = $('#example').DataTable();
var data = table
.column( 0 )
.data();
var data2 = data.slice();
data2.push( 'Fini' );
// `data` is unaffected
]]></example>
</dt-api>
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