Editorial: Clamp size before using with "substring of" (#3400)

Fixes #3261
tc39 · Aug 26, 2024 · 815aa8a · 815aa8a
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@@ -35229,7 +35229,9 @@ <h1>String.prototype.split ( _separator_, _limit_ )</h1>
             1. Return CreateArrayFromList(« _S_ »).
           1. Let _separatorLength_ be the length of _R_.
           1. If _separatorLength_ = 0, then
-            1. Let _head_ be the substring of _S_ from 0 to _lim_.
+            1. Let _strLen_ be the length of _S_.
+            1. Let _outLen_ be the result of clamping _lim_ between 0 and _strLen_.
+            1. Let _head_ be the substring of _S_ from 0 to _outLen_.
             1. Let _codeUnits_ be a List consisting of the sequence of code units that are the elements of _head_.
             1. Return CreateArrayFromList(_codeUnits_).
           1. If _S_ is the empty String, return CreateArrayFromList(« _S_ »).