Examples

`javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' );
var shape2strides = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape2strides' );
var strides2offset = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2offset' );
var numel = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-numel' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );
var ind2sub = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-ind2sub' );

// Specify array characteristics:
var shape = [ 3, 3, 3 ];
var order = 'row-major';

// Compute array meta data:
var ndims = shape.length;
var strides = shape2strides( shape, order );
var len = numel( shape );

// Determine stride indices to be used for formatting how views are displayed...
var s0;
var s1;
if ( order === 'column-major' ) {
s0 = ndims - 1;
s1 = s0 - 1;
} else { // row-major
s0 = 0;
s1 = s0 + 1;
}

// Initialize a linear array...
var arr = [];
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
arr.push( 0 );
}

// Generate random views and display the mapping of elements in the linear array to view subscripts...
var offset;
var row;
var j;
var s;
for ( i = 0; i < 20; i++ ) {
// Randomly flip the sign of one of the strides...
j = discreteUniform( 0, ndims-1 );
strides[ j ] *= ( randu() < 0.5 ) ? -1 : 1;
offset = strides2offset( shape, strides );

// Print view meta data...
console.log( '' );
console.log( 'Dimensions: %s.', shape.join( 'x' ) );
console.log( 'Strides: %s.', strides.join( ',' ) );
console.log( 'View (subscripts):' );

// Print the mapping of elements in the linear array to view subscripts...
row = ' ';
for ( j = 0; j < len; j++ ) {
s = ind2sub( shape, strides, offset, order, j, 'throw' );
row += '(' + s.join( ',' ) + ')';
if ( ndims === 1 && j === len-1 ) {
console.log( row );
} else if ( ndims === 2 && (j+1)%abs( strides[ s0 ] ) === 0 ) {
console.log( row );
row = ' ';
} else if ( ndims > 2 && (j+1)%abs( strides[ s1 ] ) === 0 ) {
console.log( row );
if ( (j+1)%abs( strides[ s0 ] ) === 0 ) {
console.log( '' );
}
row = ' ';
} else {
row += ', ';
}
}
}
`