1 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/core/string/node_path.cpp b/core/string/node_path.cpp
index 32e4564c5e..8ae2efb787 100644
--- a/core/string/node_path.cpp
+++ b/core/string/node_path.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ StringName NodePath::get_subname(int p_idx) const {
 	return data->subpath[p_idx];
 }
 
+int NodePath::get_total_name_count() const {
+	if (!data) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return data->path.size() + data->subpath.size();
+}
+
 void NodePath::unref() {
 	if (data && data->refcount.unref()) {
 		memdelete(data);
@@ -229,6 +237,27 @@ StringName NodePath::get_concatenated_subnames() const {
 	return data->concatenated_subpath;
 }
 
+NodePath NodePath::slice(int p_begin, int p_end) const {
+	const int name_count = get_name_count();
+	const int total_count = get_total_name_count();
+
+	int begin = CLAMP(p_begin, -total_count, total_count);
+	if (begin < 0) {
+		begin += total_count;
+	}
+	int end = CLAMP(p_end, -total_count, total_count);
+	if (end < 0) {
+		end += total_count;
+	}
+	const int sub_begin = MAX(begin - name_count - 1, 0);
+	const int sub_end = MAX(end - name_count, 0);
+
+	const Vector<StringName> names = get_names().slice(begin, end);
+	const Vector<StringName> sub_names = get_subnames().slice(sub_begin, sub_end);
+	const bool absolute = is_absolute() && (begin == 0);
+	return NodePath(names, sub_names, absolute);
+}
+
 NodePath NodePath::rel_path_to(const NodePath &p_np) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!is_absolute(), NodePath());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!p_np.is_absolute(), NodePath());
@@ -331,7 +360,7 @@ NodePath NodePath::simplified() const {
 }
 
 NodePath::NodePath(const Vector<StringName> &p_path, bool p_absolute) {
-	if (p_path.size() == 0) {
+	if (p_path.size() == 0 && !p_absolute) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -343,7 +372,7 @@ NodePath::NodePath(const Vector<StringName> &p_path, bool p_absolute) {
 }
 
 NodePath::NodePath(const Vector<StringName> &p_path, const Vector<StringName> &p_subpath, bool p_absolute) {
-	if (p_path.size() == 0 && p_subpath.size() == 0) {
+	if (p_path.size() == 0 && p_subpath.size() == 0 && !p_absolute) {
 		return;
 	}