Create a filled array according to a provided callback function.
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> Create a filled array according to a provided callback function.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/array-filled-by
`javascript`
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
#### filledarrayBy( \[dtype] )
Creates a filled array having a specified [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes] dtype.
`javascript`
var arr = filledarrayBy();
// returns
By default, the output array [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes] is float64 (i.e., a [typed array][mdn-typed-array]). To specify an alternative [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes], provide a dtype argument.
`javascript`
var arr = filledarrayBy( 'int32' );
// returns
#### filledarrayBy( length\[, dtype], clbk\[, thisArg] )
Returns a filled array according to a provided callback function and having a specified length.
`javascript
function constant() {
return 1.0;
}
var arr1 = filledarrayBy( 5, constant );
// returns
var arr2 = filledarrayBy( 5, 'uint8', constant );
// returns
`
#### filledarrayBy( array\[, dtype], clbk\[, thisArg] )
Creates a filled array from another array (or array-like object) according to a provided callback function.
`javascript
var arr0 = {
'0': 0.5,
'1': 0.5,
'2': 0.5,
'length': 3
};
function clbk1() {
return 1.0;
}
var arr1 = filledarrayBy( arr0, clbk1 );
// returns
function clbk2() {
return 2.0;
}
var arr2 = filledarrayBy( arr1, clbk2 );
// returns
function clbk3() {
return 3.0;
}
var arr3 = filledarrayBy( arr1, 'int32', clbk3 );
// returns
`
#### filledarrayBy( iterable\[, dtype], clbk\[, thisArg] )
Creates a filled array from an iterable according to a provided callback function.
`javascript
var iterConstant = require( '@stdlib/iter-constant' );
function clbk() {
return 1.0;
}
var it = iterConstant( 3.0, {
'iter': 3
});
var arr1 = filledarrayBy( it, clbk );
// returns
var arr2 = filledarrayBy( it, 'float32', clbk );
// returns
`
#### filledarrayBy( buffer\[, byteOffset\[, length]]\[, dtype], clbk\[, thisArg] )
Returns a filled [typed array][mdn-typed-array] view of an [ArrayBuffer][mdn-arraybuffer] according to a provided callback function.
`javascript
var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array-buffer' );
function clbk() {
return 1.0;
}
var buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
var arr = filledarrayBy( buf, clbk );
// returns
buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarrayBy( buf, 'float32', clbk );
// returns
buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarrayBy( buf, 16, clbk );
// returns
buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarrayBy( buf, 16, 'float32', clbk );
// returns
buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarrayBy( buf, 16, 1, clbk );
// returns
buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarrayBy( buf, 10, 4, 'int16', clbk );
// returns
`
- Creating a generic [array][mdn-array] from an [ArrayBuffer][mdn-arraybuffer] is not supported.
- A callback function is provided a single argument:
- index: the current array index.
`javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' ).factory;
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array-typed-real-dtypes' );
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
// Create a pseudorandom number generator:
var rand = discreteUniform( 0, 100 );
// Get a list of array data types:
var dt = dtypes();
// Generate filled arrays...
var arr;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < dt.length; i++ ) {
arr = filledarrayBy( 10, dt[ i ], rand );
console.log( arr );
}
`
*
- [@stdlib/array-filled][@stdlib/array/filled]: create a filled array.
- [@stdlib/array-typed][@stdlib/array/typed]: create a typed array.
*
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