# checkValidRange method

int checkValidRange (int start, int end, int length, [ String startName, String endName, String message ])

Check that a range represents a slice of an indexable object.

Throws if the range is not valid for an indexable object with the given `length`. A range is valid for an indexable object with a given `length`

if `0 <= [start] <= [end] <= [length]`. An `end` of `null` is considered equivalent to `length`.

The `startName` and `endName` defaults to `"start"` and `"end"`, respectively.

Returns the actual `end` value, which is `length` if `end` is `null`, and `end` otherwise.

## Implementation

    static int checkValidRange(int start, int end, int length,
        [String startName, String endName, String message]) {
      // Comparing with `0` as receiver produces better dart2js type inference.
      // Ditto `start > end` below.
      if (0 > start || start > length) {
        if (startName == null) startName = "start";
        throw new RangeError.range(start, 0, length, startName, message);
      }
      if (end != null) {
        if (start > end || end > length) {
          if (endName == null) endName = "end";
          throw new RangeError.range(end, start, length, endName, message);
        }
        return end;
      }
      return length;
    }