Array Functions Support
The Fractal Science Kit fractal generator Array functions are useful when working with arrays.
Array.Dim1(<Array>)
Array.Dim2(<Array>)
Array.Dim1 returns the size of an array's 1st dimension. Array.Dim2 returns the size of an array's 2nd dimension.
Example:
n = Array.Dim1(vector[])
This example sets n equal to the size of the array vector[]; i.e., n is set to the number of items in the 1-dimensional array vector[].
Example:
rows = Array.Dim1(table[,])
cols = Array.Dim2(table[,])
This example sets rows equal to the size of the 1st dimension of the array table[,] and cols equal to the size of the 2nd dimension.
void Array.Copy(src[], srcIndex, dst[], dstIndex, count)
Array.Copy copies items from one array to another. Specifically, it copies the count items in the array src[], starting at srcIndex, into the array dst[], starting at dstIndex. In most cases the source and destination array will have the same type and rank but this is not required. If the source or destination arrays are 2-dimensional arrays, the index is a relative offset into the array.
Example:
Complex data1[6,4]
Complex data2[6,4]
Mobius m[12]
...
Array.Copy(data1[,], 0, m[], 0, 24)
Array.Copy(data2[,], 0, m[], 6, 24)
This example fills m[] with 12 Mobius objects using the data given in the 2 arrays data1[,] and data2[,]. Since the source arrays are of type Complex, the count argument is the number of Complex elements to copy (24), and these are mapped onto 6 Mobius objects, each with 4 fields. While this type of usage should be avoided for the sake of code clarity, it can be useful in selected circumstances.
Array.Offset(array[,], row, col) = row*Array.Dim2(array[,])+col
Array.Offset returns the offset into the 2-dimensional array[,] of the item at the given row and col.
void Array.Clear(a[])
Array.Clear sets all the elements of array a[] to 0. If a[] is an array of objects, it sets all fields in all objects to 0.
void Array.Reverse(a[])
Array.Reverse reverses the elements of the 1-dimensional array a[]. a[] is an array complex values or objects.