/**
 * This function retrieves elements from a tuple based on the given start index, end index, and step.
 *
 * @param data The tuple from which elements will be retrieved.
 * @param startIndex The starting index to retrieve elements from.
 * @param endIndex The ending index to retrieve elements from.
 * @param step The step size to determine the gap between elements to be retrieved.
 * @return A list containing the retrieved elements from the tuple.
 */
fun retrieveElements(data: List<String>, startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int, step: Int): List<String> {

    return data.slice(startIndex until endIndex step step)
}

// Exercise: Retrieve specific elements from a tuple using multi-level indexing and slicing

// An interior designer wants to analyze a list of materials required for different sections of a project.
// Each element of the tuple represents the required materials for a particular section.
// The designer needs to extract specific elements using indexing and slicing.

// Given the following tuple representing the required materials for each section:
val materials = listOf("Paint", "Tiles", "Timber", "Glass", "Carpet", "Wallpaper", "Lighting")

// 1. Retrieve all the materials
val allMaterials = materials
/**
 * This function retrieves elements from a tuple based on the given start index, end index, and step.
 *
 * @param data The tuple from which elements will be retrieved.
 * @param startIndex The starting index to retrieve elements from.
 * @param endIndex The ending index to retrieve elements from.
 * @param step The step size to determine the gap between elements to be retrieved.
 * @return A list containing the retrieved elements from the tuple.
 */
fun retrieveElements(data: List<String>, startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int, step: Int): List<String> {
/**
 * This function retrieves elements from a tuple based on the given start index, end index, and step.
 *
 * @param data The tuple from which elements will be retrieved.
 * @param startIndex The starting index to retrieve elements from.
 * @param endIndex The ending index to retrieve elements from.
 * @param step The step size to determine the gap between elements to be retrieved.
 * @return A list containing the retrieved elements from the tuple.
 */
fun retrieveElements(data: List<String>, startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int, step: Int): List<String> {

    return data.slice(startIndex until endIndex step step)
}

// Exercise: Retrieve specific elements from a tuple using multi-level indexing and slicing

// An interior designer wants to analyze a list of materials required for different sections of a project.
// Each element of the tuple represents the required materials for a particular section.
// The designer needs to extract specific elements using indexing and slicing.

// Given the following tuple representing the required materials for each section:
val materials = listOf("Paint", "Tiles", "Timber", "Glass", "Carpet", "Wallpaper", "Lighting")

// 1. Retrieve all the materials
val allMaterials = materials