int[] numbers = Enumerable.Range(0, 100).ToArray();
int x = 12;
int y = 25;
int z = 36;

Console.WriteLine($"{numbers[^x]} is the same as {numbers[numbers.Length - x]}");
Console.WriteLine($"{numbers[x..y].Length} is the same as {y - x}");

Console.WriteLine("numbers[x..y] and numbers[y..z] are consecutive and disjoint:");
Span<int> x_y = numbers[x..y];
Span<int> y_z = numbers[y..z];
Console.WriteLine($"\tnumbers[x..y] is {x_y[0]} through {x_y[^1]}, numbers[y..z] is {y_z[0]} through {y_z[^1]}");

Console.WriteLine("numbers[x..^x] removes x elements at each end:");
Span<int> x_x = numbers[x..^x];
Console.WriteLine($"\tnumbers[x..^x] starts with {x_x[0]} and ends with {x_x[^1]}");

Console.WriteLine("numbers[..x] means numbers[0..x] and numbers[x..] means numbers[x..^0]");
Span<int> start_x = numbers[..x];
Span<int> zero_x = numbers[0..x];
Console.WriteLine($"\t{start_x[0]}..{start_x[^1]} is the same as {zero_x[0]}..{zero_x[^1]}");
Span<int> z_end = numbers[z..];
Span<int> z_zero = numbers[z..^0];
Console.WriteLine($"\t{z_end[0]}..{z_end[^1]} is the same as {z_zero[0]}..{z_zero[^1]}");

var words = "my name is mohammed alabdali i am from jeddah i study master".Split(" ");
string[] allWords = words[..]; // all texts
string[] firstPhrase = words[..4]; //my name is mohammed
string[] lastPhrase = words[9..]; //i study master

Range implicitRange = 3..^5;

Range explicitRange = new(
    start: new Index(value: 3, fromEnd: false),
    end: new Index(value: 5, fromEnd: true));

if (implicitRange.Equals(explicitRange))
{
    Console.WriteLine(
        $"The implicit range '{implicitRange}' equals the explicit range '{explicitRange}'");
}
// Sample output:
//     The implicit range '3..^5' equals the explicit range '3..^5'