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+discard """
+output: '''
+456456
+456456
+456456
+Zugr5nd
+egerichtetd
+verichtetd
+'''
+"""
+
+# Test the new slices.
+
+var mystr = "Abgrund"
+# mystr[..1] = "Zu" # deprecated
+mystr[0..1] = "Zu"
+
+mystr[4..4] = "5"
+
+type
+  TEnum = enum e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6
+
+var myarr: array[TEnum, int] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+myarr[e1..e3] = myarr[e4..e6]
+# myarr[..e3] = myarr[e4..e6] # deprecated
+myarr[0..e3] = myarr[e4..e6]
+
+for x in items(myarr): stdout.write(x)
+echo()
+
+var myarr2: array[0..5, int] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+myarr2[0..2] = myarr2[3..5]
+
+for x in items(myarr2): stdout.write(x)
+echo()
+
+
+var myseq = @[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+myseq[0..2] = myseq[^3 .. ^1]
+
+for x in items(myseq): stdout.write(x)
+echo()
+
+echo mystr
+
+mystr[4..4] = "u"
+
+# test full replacement
+# mystr[.. ^2] = "egerichtet"  # deprecated
+mystr[0 .. ^2] = "egerichtet"
+
+echo mystr
+
+mystr[0..2] = "ve"
+echo mystr
+
+var s = "abcdef"
+s[1 .. ^2] = "xyz"
+assert s == "axyzf"
+
+# issue mentioned in PR #19219
+type Foo = distinct uint64
+# < here calls `pred` which used to cause a codegen error
+# `pred` compiles because distinct ordinals are considered ordinal
+const slice = 0 ..< 42.Foo