Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.math.BigInteger; public class Main { public static byte[] copyOfRange(byte[] data, int from, int to) { int newLength = getLength(from, to); byte[] tmp = new byte[newLength]; if (data.length - from < newLength) { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, data.length - from); } else { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, newLength); } return tmp; } public static int[] copyOfRange(int[] data, int from, int to) { int newLength = getLength(from, to); int[] tmp = new int[newLength]; if (data.length - from < newLength) { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, data.length - from); } else { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, newLength); } return tmp; } public static long[] copyOfRange(long[] data, int from, int to) { int newLength = getLength(from, to); long[] tmp = new long[newLength]; if (data.length - from < newLength) { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, data.length - from); } else { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, newLength); } return tmp; } public static BigInteger[] copyOfRange(BigInteger[] data, int from, int to) { int newLength = getLength(from, to); BigInteger[] tmp = new BigInteger[newLength]; if (data.length - from < newLength) { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, data.length - from); } else { System.arraycopy(data, from, tmp, 0, newLength); } return tmp; } private static int getLength(int from, int to) { int newLength = to - from; if (newLength < 0) { StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(from); sb.append(" > ").append(to); throw new IllegalArgumentException(sb.toString()); } return newLength; } }