Element-wise subtraction of two strided arrays via a callback function.
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> Element-wise [subtraction][@stdlib/number/float64/base/sub] of two strided arrays via a callback function.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by
`javascript`
var subBy = require( '@stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by' );
#### subBy( N, x, strideX, y, strideY, z, strideZ, clbk\[, thisArg] )
Performs element-wise [subtraction][@stdlib/number/float64/base/sub] of two strided arrays via a callback function and assigns each result to an element in an output strided array.
`javascript
function accessor( values ) {
return values;
}
var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
subBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, z, 1, accessor );
// z => [ 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 ]
`
The function accepts the following arguments:
- N: number of indexed elements.
- x: input [Array][mdn-array], [typed array][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions).x
- strideX: index increment for .Array
- y: input [][mdn-array], [typed array][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions).y
- strideY: index increment for .Array
- z: output [][mdn-array], [typed array][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions).z
- strideZ: index increment for .
- clbk: callback function.
- thisArg: execution context (_optional_).
The invoked callback function is provided four arguments:
- values: input array element values [vx, vy].[ix, iy, iz]
- idx: iteration index (zero-based).
- indices: input and output array strided indices (computed according to offset + idx*stride).[x, y, z]
- arrays: input and output arrays/collections .
To set the callback execution context, provide a thisArg.
`javascript
function accessor( values ) {
this.count += 1;
return values;
}
var context = {
'count': 0
};
var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
subBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, z, 1, accessor, context );
// z => [ 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 ]
var cnt = context.count;
// returns 5
`
The N and stride parameters determine which elements in the strided arrays are accessed at runtime. For example, to index every other value in x and to index the first N elements of y in reverse order,
`javascript
function accessor( values ) {
return values;
}
var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
subBy( 3, x, 2, y, -1, z, 1, accessor );
// z => [ 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]
`
Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [typed array][mdn-typed-array] views.
`javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );
function accessor( values ) {
return values;
}
// Initial arrays...
var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 ] );
var y0 = new Float64Array( [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 ] );
var z0 = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] );
// Create offset views...
var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
var y1 = new Float64Array( y0.buffer, y0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element
var z1 = new Float64Array( z0.buffer, z0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element
subBy( 3, x1, -2, y1, 1, z1, 1, accessor );
// z0 =>
`
#### subBy.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX, y, strideY, offsetY, z, strideZ, offsetZ, clbk\[, thisArg] )
Performs element-wise [subtraction][@stdlib/number/float64/base/sub] of two strided arrays via a callback function and assigns each result to an element in an output strided array using alternative indexing semantics.
`javascript
function accessor( values ) {
return values;
}
var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
subBy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, 1, 0, z, 1, 0, accessor );
// z => [ 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 ]
`
The function accepts the following additional arguments:
- offsetX: starting index for x.y
- offsetY: starting index for .z
- offsetZ: starting index for .
While [typed array][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset parameters support indexing semantics based on starting indices. For example, to index every other value in x starting from the second value and to index the last N elements in y,
`javascript
function accessor( values ) {
return values;
}
var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
subBy.ndarray( 3, x, 2, 1, y, -1, y.length-1, z, 1, 2, accessor );
// z => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 11.0, 10.0, 9.0 ]
`
- If a provided callback function does not return any value (or equivalently, explicitly returns undefined), the value is ignored.
`javascript
function accessor() {
// No-op...
}
var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
subBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, z, 1, accessor );
// z => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]
`
`javascript
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-uniform' ).factory;
var filledarray = require( '@stdlib/array-filled' );
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
var subBy = require( '@stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by' );
function accessor( values, i ) {
if ( (i%3) === 0 ) {
// Simulate a "missing" value...
return;
}
return values;
}
var x = filledarrayBy( 10, 'generic', uniform( -10.0, 10.0 ) );
console.log( x );
var y = filledarrayBy( x.length, 'generic', uniform( -10.0, 10.0 ) );
console.log( y );
var z = filledarray( null, x.length, 'generic' );
console.log( z );
subBy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, -1, y.length-1, z, 1, 0, accessor );
console.log( z );
`
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- [@stdlib/math-strided/ops/sub][@stdlib/math/strided/ops/sub]: element-wise subtraction of two strided arrays.
- [@stdlib/math-strided/ops/add-by][@stdlib/math/strided/ops/add-by]: element-wise addition of two strided arrays via a callback function.
- [@stdlib/math-strided/ops/mul-by][@stdlib/math/strided/ops/mul-by]: element-wise multiplication of two strided arrays via a callback function.
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