Move an array element from one array position to another

Question

I\'m having a hard time figuring out how to move an array element. For example, given the following:

var arr = [ \'a\', \'b\', \'c\', \'d\', \'e\'];
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Answer 1

Immutable version without array copy:

const moveInArray = (arr, fromIndex, toIndex) => {
  if (toIndex === fromIndex || toIndex >= arr.length) return arr;

  const toMove = arr[fromIndex];
  const movedForward = fromIndex < toIndex;

  return arr.reduce((res, next, index) => {
    if (index === fromIndex) return res;
    if (index === toIndex) return res.concat(
      movedForward ? [next, toMove] : [toMove, next]
    );

    return res.concat(next);
  }, []);
};