Generate a linearly spaced numeric array whose elements increment by 1 starting from zero.
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> Generate a linearly spaced numeric array whose elements increment by 1 starting from zero.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/array-zero-to
`javascript`
var zeroTo = require( '@stdlib/array-zero-to' );
#### zeroTo( n\[, dtype] )
Generates a linearly spaced numeric array whose elements increment by 1 starting from zero.
`javascript`
var arr = zeroTo( 5 );
// returns
If n == 0, the function returns an empty array.
`javascript`
var arr = zeroTo( 0 );
// returns
The function recognizes the following data types:
- float64: double-precision floating-point numbers (IEEE 754)float32
- : single-precision floating-point numbers (IEEE 754)complex128
- : double-precision complex floating-point numberscomplex64
- : single-precision complex floating-point numbersint32
- : 32-bit two's complement signed integersuint32
- : 32-bit unsigned integersint16
- : 16-bit two's complement signed integersuint16
- : 16-bit unsigned integersint8
- : 8-bit two's complement signed integersuint8
- : 8-bit unsigned integersuint8c
- : 8-bit unsigned integers clamped to 0-255
- : generic JavaScript values
By default, the output array data type is float64 (i.e., a [typed array][mdn-typed-array]). To specify an alternative data type, provide a dtype argument.
`javascript`
var arr = zeroTo( 5, 'int32' );
// returns
- For complex number arrays, each element of the returned array has an imaginary component equal to 0.
`javascript
var sort2hp = require( '@stdlib/blas-ext-base-gsort2hp' );
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-discrete-uniform' );
var zeroTo = require( '@stdlib/array-zero-to' );
// Generate an array of random numbers:
var opts = {
'dtype': 'generic'
};
var x = discreteUniform( 10, 100, 200, opts );
// Generate an array of indices:
var idx = zeroTo( x.length, opts.dtype );
// Create a temporary array to avoid mutation:
var tmp = x.slice();
// Sort the index array according to the sort order of x:
sort2hp( x.length, 1, tmp, 1, idx, 1 );
console.log( x );
console.log( idx );
`
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- [@stdlib/array-empty][@stdlib/array/empty]: create an uninitialized array having a specified length.
- [@stdlib/array-full][@stdlib/array/full]: create a filled array having a specified length.
- [@stdlib/array-one-to][@stdlib/array/one-to]: generate a linearly spaced numeric array whose elements increment by 1 starting from one.
- [@stdlib/array-zero-to-like][@stdlib/array/zero-to-like]: generate a linearly spaced numeric array whose elements increment by 1 starting from zero and having the same length and data type as a provided input array.
- [@stdlib/array-zeros][@stdlib/array/zeros]: create a zero-filled array having a specified length.
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