/**
 * This function takes a set of elements, a list of new elements to add, and the start and end indices for the slice of elements to replace.
 * It adds the new elements to the set and replaces the slice of elements with the new elements.
 *
 * @param elements The original set of elements
 * @param newElements The list of new elements to add
 * @param start The starting index of the slice to replace
 * @param end The ending index of the slice to replace
 * @return The set of elements after adding the new elements and replacing the slice
 */
fun addAndReplaceElements(elements: Set<Any>, newElements: List<Any>, start: Int, end: Int): Set<Any> {

    // Convert the set to a list for easier manipulation
    val elementsList = elements.toMutableList()

    // Add the new elements to the list
    elementsList.addAll(newElements)

    // Replace the slice of elements in the list with the new elements
    elementsList.subList(start, end).clear()
    elementsList.addAll(start, newElements)

    // Convert the updated list back to a set
    return elementsList.toSet()
}
/**
 * This function takes a set of elements, a list of new elements to add, and the start and end indices for the slice of elements to replace.
 * It adds the new elements to the set and replaces the slice of elements with the new elements.
 *
 * @param elements The original set of elements
 * @param newElements The list of new elements to add
 * @param start The starting index of the slice to replace
 * @param end The ending index of the slice to replace
 * @return The set of elements after adding the new elements and replacing the slice
 */
fun addAndReplaceElements(elements: Set<Any>, newElements: List<Any>, start: Int, end: Int): Set<Any> {
/**
 * This function takes a set of elements, a list of new elements to add, and the start and end indices for the slice of elements to replace.
 * It adds the new elements to the set and replaces the slice of elements with the new elements.
 *
 * @param elements The original set of elements
 * @param newElements The list of new elements to add
 * @param start The starting index of the slice to replace
 * @param end The ending index of the slice to replace
 * @return The set of elements after adding the new elements and replacing the slice
 */
fun addAndReplaceElements(elements: Set<Any>, newElements: List<Any>, start: Int, end: Int): Set<Any> {

    // Convert the set to a list for easier manipulation
    val elementsList = elements.toMutableList()

    // Add the new elements to the list
    elementsList.addAll(newElements)

    // Replace the slice of elements in the list with the new elements
    elementsList.subList(start, end).clear()
    elementsList.addAll(start, newElements)

    // Convert the updated list back to a set
    return elementsList.toSet()
}