prefer-string-slice

Prefer String.slice over the legacy String.substring operation

String.substring swaps reversed bounds and clamps negative bounds, which differs from collection slicing.
Instead, you SHOULD use String.slice for the same start-inclusive, end-exclusive convention as arrays.

Review negative or dynamically ordered bounds because slice preserves their direction and interprets negative values from the end.

- Category: style
- Level: warning
- Fix: suggestion
- Scope: module

Reported

function prefix(text: string, end: isize): string {
    return text.substring(0, end);
}
Accepted

function prefix(text: string, end: isize): string {
    return text.slice(0, end);
}
Prior art

- eslint-plugin-unicorn · prefer-string-slice

language/linter/src/rules/style/preferstringslice.rs:8