set(mylist alpha bravo charlie delta)
list(SUBLIST mylist 1 2 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "bravo;charlie")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"bravo;charlie\"")
endif()


unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 0 2 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "alpha;bravo")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"alpha;bravo\"")
endif()


unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 3 2 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "delta")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"delta\"")
endif()


unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 2 0 result)
list(LENGTH result length)
if (NOT length EQUAL 0)
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is an empty list")
endif()


unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 1 5 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "bravo;charlie;delta")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"bravo;charlie;delta\"")
endif()


unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 1 -1 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "bravo;charlie;delta")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"bravo;charlie;delta\"")
endif()


set(mylist ";;")

unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 0 0 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"\"")
endif()

unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 0 1 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"\"")
endif()

unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 0 2 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL ";")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \";\"")
endif()

unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 0 3 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL ";;")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \";;\"")
endif()


set(mylist [[a\;b;c\;d;e]])

unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 1 2 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "c;d;e")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"c;d;e\"")
endif()


set(mylist [[a\;b;c\\;d;e;f;g;h]])

unset(result)
list(SUBLIST mylist 1 -1 result)

if (NOT result STREQUAL "c\\;d;e;f;g;h")
  message (FATAL_ERROR "SUBLIST is \"${result}\", expected is \"c\\;d;e;f;g;h\"")
endif()