/**
 * Given a list, start index, end index, and a list of new elements, modify the elements in the original list within the specified range using list slicing.
 *
 * @param my_list The original list.
 * @param start_index The index to start modifying elements from.
 * @param end_index The index to stop modifying elements (exclusive).
 * @param new_elements The list of new elements to replace the original elements.
 * @return The modified list.
 *
 * Example:
 * my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 * start_index = 1
 * end_index = 4
 * new_elements = [22, 23, 24]
 * modifyListElements(my_list, start_index, end_index, new_elements) -> [1, 22, 23, 24, 5]
 */
fun modifyListElements(myList: MutableList<Int>, startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int, newElements: List<Int>): List<Int> {

    // Check if the start and end indexes are within the valid range
    if (startIndex < 0 || endIndex > myList.size || startIndex >= endIndex) {
        return myList
    }

    for (i in startIndex until endIndex) {
        if (i - startIndex < newElements.size) {
            myList[i] = newElements[i - startIndex]
        }
    }

    return myList
}
/**
 * Given a list, start index, end index, and a list of new elements, modify the elements in the original list within the specified range using list slicing.
 *
 * @param my_list The original list.
 * @param start_index The index to start modifying elements from.
 * @param end_index The index to stop modifying elements (exclusive).
 * @param new_elements The list of new elements to replace the original elements.
 * @return The modified list.
 *
 * Example:
 * my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 * start_index = 1
 * end_index = 4
 * new_elements = [22, 23, 24]
 * modifyListElements(my_list, start_index, end_index, new_elements) -> [1, 22, 23, 24, 5]
 */
fun modifyListElements(myList: MutableList<Int>, startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int, newElements: List<Int>): List<Int> {
/**
 * Given a list, start index, end index, and a list of new elements, modify the elements in the original list within the specified range using list slicing.
 *
 * @param my_list The original list.
 * @param start_index The index to start modifying elements from.
 * @param end_index The index to stop modifying elements (exclusive).
 * @param new_elements The list of new elements to replace the original elements.
 * @return The modified list.
 *
 * Example:
 * my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 * start_index = 1
 * end_index = 4
 * new_elements = [22, 23, 24]
 * modifyListElements(my_list, start_index, end_index, new_elements) -> [1, 22, 23, 24, 5]
 */
fun modifyListElements(myList: MutableList<Int>, startIndex: Int, endIndex: Int, newElements: List<Int>): List<Int> {

    // Check if the start and end indexes are within the valid range
    if (startIndex < 0 || endIndex > myList.size || startIndex >= endIndex) {
        return myList
    }

    for (i in startIndex until endIndex) {
        if (i - startIndex < newElements.size) {
            myList[i] = newElements[i - startIndex]
        }
    }

    return myList
}