# ARDELRANGE

```json metadata
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  "title": "ARDELRANGE",
  "description": "Deletes elements in one or more ranges.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"key_spec_index":0,"name":"key","type":"key"},{"arguments":[{"name":"start","type":"integer"},{"name":"end","type":"integer"}],"multiple":true,"name":"range","type":"block"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "ARDELRANGE key start end [start end ...]",
  "complexity": "Proportional to the number of existing elements / slices touched, not to the numeric span of the requested ranges",
  "group": "array",
  "command_flags": ["WRITE"],
  "acl_categories": ["ARRAY"],
  "since": "8.8.0",
  "arity": -4,
  "key_specs": [{"begin_search":{"index":{"pos":1}},"find_keys":{"range":{"lastkey":0,"limit":0,"step":1}},"flags":["RW","DELETE"]}],
  "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"required-arguments","title":"Required arguments"},{"id":"examples","title":"Examples"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}

,
  "codeExamples": []
}
```Deletes elements in one or more ranges.

## Required arguments

<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary>

The name of the key that holds the array.

</details>

<details open><summary><code>range</code></summary>

One or more `start end` pairs, each defining an inclusive range of indices to delete. If `start` is greater than `end` for a given pair, the range is processed in ascending order regardless. Multiple pairs may overlap; each element is counted at most once.

</details>

## Examples


ARMSET myarray 0 "a" 1 "b" 2 "c" 3 "d" 4 "e"
ARDELRANGE myarray 1 3
ARCOUNT myarray
ARGET myarray 0
ARGET myarray 4


## Return information

**RESP2:**

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): Number of elements deleted.

**RESP3:**

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): Number of elements deleted.