function move(arr, old_index, new_index) { while (old_index < 0) { old_index += arr.length; } while (new_index < 0) { new_index += arr.length; } if (new_index >= arr.length) { var k = new_index - arr.length; while ((k--) + 1) { arr.push(undefined); } } arr.splice(new_index, 0, arr.splice(old_index, 1)[0]); return arr; } console.log(move([10, 20, 30, 40, 50], 0, 2)); console.log(move([10, 20, 30, 40, 50], -1, -2));