Return the shape of a provided ndarray.
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> Return the shape of a provided [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor].
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/ndarray-base-shape
`javascript`
var shape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape' );
#### shape( x, copy )
Returns the shape of a provided [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor].
`javascript
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-zeros' );
var x = zeros( [ 3, 2, 3 ] );
// returns
var sh = shape( x, false );
// returns [ 3, 2, 3 ]
`
When copy is false, changes to the returned shape array may mutate the input [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor] shape. If there is a chance that the returned shape will be mutated (either directly or by downstream consumers), set copy to true to prevent unintended side effects.
`javascript
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-zeros' );
var x = zeros( [ 3, 2, 3 ] );
// returns
var sh = shape( x, true );
// returns [ 3, 2, 3 ]
var bool = ( x.shape === sh );
// returns false
`
`javascript
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-zeros' );
var slice = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-slice' );
var E = require( '@stdlib/slice-multi' );
var S = require( '@stdlib/slice-ctor' );
var shape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape' );
// Create an array:
var x = zeros( [ 10, 10, 10, 10 ] );
// returns
// Define some slices:
var slices = [
// :,:,:,:
E( null, null, null, null ),
// 5:10,4,2:4,::-1
E( S( 5, 10 ), 4, S( 2, 4 ), S( null, null, -1 ) ),
// :,:,2,:
E( null, null, 2, null ),
// 1,2,3,:
E( 1, 2, 3, null ),
// 1,3,::2,4::2
E( 1, 3, S( null, null, 2 ), S( 4, null, 2 ) )
];
// Determine the shape of each slice...
var s;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < slices.length; i++ ) {
s = slice( x, slices[ i ] );
console.log( 'slice(%s) => %s', x.shape.join( 'x' ), shape( s, false ).join( 'x' ) );
}
`
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