@stdlib/ndarray-base-buffer NPM

Contiguous Data Buffer

Create a contiguous linear ndarray data buffer.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/ndarray-base-buffer

Usage

var buffer = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-buffer' );

buffer( dtype, size )

Returns a contiguous linear ndarray data buffer having a specified data type.

var buf = buffer( 'float64', 3 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]

If provided an unknown or unsupported data type, the function returns null.

var buf = buffer( 'float', 3 );
// returns null

Notes

When provided a numeric data type, "generic", or "binary", the function returns a zero-filled contiguous linear ndarray data buffer.

Examples

var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtypes' );
var buffer = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-buffer' );

var DTYPES = dtypes();

var buf;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < DTYPES.length; i++ ) {
    buf = buffer( DTYPES[ i ], 10 );
    console.log( buf );
}

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.