SPREAD
Platform | x64, Win32, .NET |
Purpose
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To replicate an array by adding a dimension.
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Class
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Transformational function.
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Syntax
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FUNCTION SPREAD(SOURCE, DIM, NCOPIES)
INTEGER DIM, NCOPIES
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Description
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SOURCE is of any type, either an array or a scalar. The result has the same type
as SOURCE and has rank n + 1 where n is the rank of SOURCE.
DIM is a scalar integer with an value in the range 1 < DIM < n.
NCOPIES is a scalar integer giving the number of times the original array is to
be replicated.
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Example
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If A = [6, 2, 3] then SPREAD(A, DIM = 2, NCOPIES = 4) gives .
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