// Mutating and copying array methods materialize optional undefined values as present slots. const source: number[] = [4]; source.length = 3; const pushed: number[] = []; console.log("push-result", pushed.push(source[0], source[9]), pushed.length, pushed[0], pushed[1]); const unshifted: number[] = [8]; console.log("unshift-result", unshifted.unshift(source[0], source[9]), unshifted.length, unshifted[0], unshifted[1], unshifted[2]); const changed = source.with(1, source[9]); console.log("with", source.length, source[1], changed.length, changed[0], changed[1], changed[2]); const spliced = source.toSpliced(1, 0, source[9], source[0]); console.log("toSpliced", spliced.length, spliced[0], spliced[1], spliced[2], spliced[3], source.length);