---
name: "PDL::Perldl2::NiceSlice"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpdl-perldl2-perl"
version: "2.002-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PDL::Perldl2::NiceSlice"
---

# PDL::Perldl2::NiceSlice(3pm)

enable PDL NiceSlice syntax

## NAME

PDL::Perldl2::Plugin::NiceSlice - enable PDL NiceSlice syntax

## DESCRIPTION

This plugin enables one to use the PDL::NiceSlice syntax in an instance of `"Devel::REPL"` such as the new Perldl2 shell, `"pdl2"`. Without the plugin, array slicing looks like this:

```
  pdl> use PDL;

  pdl> $x = sequence(10);
  $PDL1 = [0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];

  pdl> $x->slice("2:9:2");
  $PDL1 = [2 4 6 8];
```

After the NiceSlice plugin has been loaded, you can use this:

```
  pdl> $x(2:9:2)
  $PDL1 = [2 4 6 8];
```

## CAVEATS

`"PDL::NiceSlice"` uses Perl source preprocessing. If you need 100% pure Perl compatibility, use the slice method instead.

## SEE ALSO

`"PDL::NiceSlice"`, `"Devel::REPL"`, `"PDL::Perldl"`

## AUTHOR

Chris Marshall, `"<chm at cpan dot org>"`

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2010 by Christopher Marshall

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.