Functions and Variables for Arrays (Maxima 5.45.1 Manual)

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#### 5.5.1 Functions and Variables for Arrays

Function: array
`array` (name, dim_1, …, dim_n)
`array` (name, type, dim_1, …, dim_n)
`array` ([name_1, …, name_m], dim_1, …, dim_n)

  Creates an n-dimensional array. n may be less than or equal to 5. The subscripts for the i’th dimension are the integers running from 0 to dim_i.

  `array (name, dim_1, ..., dim_n)` creates a general array.

  `array (name, type, dim_1, ..., dim_n)` creates an array, with elements of a specified type. type can be `fixnum` for integers of limited size or `flonum` for floating-point numbers.

  `array ([name_1, ..., name_m], dim_1, ..., dim_n)` creates m arrays, all of the same dimensions.

  See also `arraymake`, `arrayinfo` and `make_array`.

  Categories: Arrays

Function: arrayapply (A, [i_1, …, i_n])

  Evaluates `A [i_1, ..., i_n]`, where A is an array and i_1, …, i_n are integers.

  This is reminiscent of `apply`, except the first argument is an array instead of a function.

  Categories: Expressions Arrays

Function: arrayinfo (A)

  Returns information about the array A. The argument A may be a declared array, a `hashed array`, a `memoizing function`, or a subscripted function.

  For declared arrays, `arrayinfo` returns a list comprising the atom `declared`, the number of dimensions, and the size of each dimension. The elements of the array, both bound and unbound, are returned by `listarray`.

  For undeclared arrays (hashed arrays), `arrayinfo` returns a list comprising the atom `hashed`, the number of subscripts, and the subscripts of every element which has a value. The values are returned by `listarray`.

  For `memoizing functions`, `arrayinfo` returns a list comprising the atom `hashed`, the number of subscripts, and any subscript values for which there are stored function values. The stored function values are returned by `listarray`.

  For subscripted functions, `arrayinfo` returns a list comprising the atom `hashed`, the number of subscripts, and any subscript values for which there are lambda expressions. The lambda expressions are returned by `listarray`.

  See also `listarray`.

  Examples:

  `arrayinfo` and `listarray` applied to a declared array.

      (%i1) array (aa, 2, 3);
      (%o1)                          aa

      (%i2) aa [2, 3] : %pi;
      (%o2)                          %pi

      (%i3) aa [1, 2] : %e;
      (%o3)                          %e

      (%i4) arrayinfo (aa);
      (%o4)                 [declared, 2, [2, 3]]

      (%i5) listarray (aa);
      (%o5) [#####, #####, #####, #####, #####, #####, %e, #####,
                                              #####, #####, #####, %pi]

  `arrayinfo` and `listarray` applied to an undeclared array (`hashed array`.).

      (%i1) bb [FOO] : (a + b)^2;
                                         2
      (%o1)                       (b + a)

      (%i2) bb [BAR] : (c - d)^3;
                                         3
      (%o2)                       (c - d)

      (%i3) arrayinfo (bb);
      (%o3)               [hashed, 1, [BAR], [FOO]]

      (%i4) listarray (bb);
                                    3         2
      (%o4)                 [(c - d) , (b + a) ]

  `arrayinfo` and `listarray` applied to a `memoizing function`.

      (%i1) cc [x, y] := y / x;
                                           y
      (%o1)                      cc     := -
                                   x, y    x

      (%i2) cc [u, v];
                                      v
      (%o2)                           -
                                      u

      (%i3) cc [4, z];
                                      z
      (%o3)                           -
                                      4

      (%i4) arrayinfo (cc);
      (%o4)              [hashed, 2, [4, z], [u, v]]

      (%i5) listarray (cc);
                                    z  v
      (%o5)                        [-, -]
                                    4  u

  Using `arrayinfo` in order to convert an undeclared array to a declared array:

      (%i1) for i:0 thru 10 do a[i]:i^2$

      (%i2) indices:map(first,rest(rest(arrayinfo(a))));
      (%o2)          [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

      (%i3) array(A,fixnum,length(indices)-1)$
      (%i4) fillarray(A,map(lambda([x],a[x]),indices))$

      (%i5) listarray(A);
      (%o5)       [0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100]

  `arrayinfo` and `listarray` applied to a subscripted function.

      (%i1) dd [x] (y) := y ^ x;
                                           x
      (%o1)                     dd (y) := y
                                  x

      (%i2) dd [a + b];
                                          b + a
      (%o2)                  lambda([y], y     )

      (%i3) dd [v - u];
                                          v - u
      (%o3)                  lambda([y], y     )

      (%i4) arrayinfo (dd);
      (%o4)             [hashed, 1, [b + a], [v - u]]

      (%i5) listarray (dd);
                               b + a                v - u
      (%o5)      [lambda([y], y     ), lambda([y], y     )]

  Categories: Arrays

Function: arraymake (A, [i_1, …, i_n])

  Returns the expression `A[i_1, ..., i_n]`. The result is an unevaluated array reference.

  `arraymake` is reminiscent of `funmake`, except the return value is an unevaluated array reference instead of an unevaluated function call.

  Examples:

      (%i1) arraymake (A, [1]);
      (%o1)                          A
                                      1

      (%i2) arraymake (A, [k]);
      (%o2)                          A
                                      k

      (%i3) arraymake (A, [i, j, 3]);
      (%o3)                       A
                                   i, j, 3

      (%i4) array (A, fixnum, 10);
      (%o4)                           A

      (%i5) fillarray (A, makelist (i^2, i, 1, 11));
      (%o5)                           A

      (%i6) arraymake (A, [5]);
      (%o6)                          A
                                      5

      (%i7) ''%;
      (%o7)                          36

      (%i8) L : [a, b, c, d, e];
      (%o8)                    [a, b, c, d, e]

      (%i9) arraymake ('L, [n]);
      (%o9)                          L
                                      n

      (%i10) ''%, n = 3;
      (%o10)                          c

      (%i11) A2 : make_array (fixnum, 10);
      (%o11)        {Lisp Array: #(0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0)}

      (%i12) fillarray (A2, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]);
      (%o12)        {Lisp Array: #(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)}

      (%i13) arraymake ('A2, [8]);
      (%o13)                         A2
                                       8

      (%i14) ''%;
      (%o14)                          9

  Categories: Expressions Arrays

System variable: arrays

  Default value: `[]`

  `arrays` is a list of arrays that have been allocated. These comprise arrays declared by `array`, `hashed arrays` that can be constructed by implicit definition (assigning something to an element that isn’t yet declared as a list or an array), and `memoizing functions` defined by `:=` and `define`. Arrays defined by `make_array` are not included.

  See also `array`, `arrayapply`, `arrayinfo`, `arraymake`, `fillarray`, `listarray`, and `rearray`.

  Examples:

      (%i1) array (aa, 5, 7);
      (%o1)                          aa

      (%i2) bb [FOO] : (a + b)^2;
                                         2
      (%o2)                       (b + a)

      (%i3) cc [x] := x/100;
                                         x
      (%o3)                      cc  := ---
                                   x    100

      (%i4) dd : make_array ('any, 7);
      (%o4)     {Lisp Array: #(NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL)}

      (%i5) arrays;
      (%o5)                     [aa, bb, cc]

  Categories: Arrays Global variables

Function: arraysetapply (A, [i_1, …, i_n], x)

  Assigns x to `A[i_1, ..., i_n]`, where A is an array and i_1, …, i_n are integers.

  `arraysetapply` evaluates its arguments.

  Categories: Expressions Arrays

Function: fillarray (A, B)

  Fills array A from B, which is a list or an array.

  If a specific type was declared for A when it was created, it can only be filled with elements of that same type; it is an error if an attempt is made to copy an element of a different type.

  If the dimensions of the arrays A and B are different, A is filled in row-major order. If there are not enough elements in B the last element is used to fill out the rest of A. If there are too many, the remaining ones are ignored.

  `fillarray` returns its first argument.

  Examples:

  Create an array of 9 elements and fill it from a list.

      (%i1) array (a1, fixnum, 8);
      (%o1)                          a1

      (%i2) listarray (a1);
      (%o2)              [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

      (%i3) fillarray (a1, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
      (%o3)                          a1

      (%i4) listarray (a1);
      (%o4)              [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

  When there are too few elements to fill the array, the last element is repeated. When there are too many elements, the extra elements are ignored.

      (%i1) a2 : make_array (fixnum, 8);
      (%o1)           {Lisp Array: #(0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0)}

      (%i2) fillarray (a2, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
      (%o2)           {Lisp Array: #(1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5)}

      (%i3) fillarray (a2, [4]);
      (%o3)           {Lisp Array: #(4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4)}

      (%i4) fillarray (a2, makelist (i, i, 1, 100));
      (%o4)           {Lisp Array: #(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)}

  Multiple-dimension arrays are filled in row-major order.

      (%i1) a3 : make_array (fixnum, 2, 5);
      (%o1)      {Lisp Array: #2A((0 0 0 0 0) (0 0 0 0 0))}

      (%i2) fillarray (a3, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]);
      (%o2)      {Lisp Array: #2A((1 2 3 4 5) (6 7 8 9 10))}

      (%i3) a4 : make_array (fixnum, 5, 2);
      (%o3)   {Lisp Array: #2A((0 0) (0 0) (0 0) (0 0) (0 0))}

      (%i4) fillarray (a4, a3);
      (%o4)   {Lisp Array: #2A((1 2) (3 4) (5 6) (7 8) (9 10))}

  Categories: Arrays

Function: listarray (A)

  Returns a list of the elements of the array A. The argument A may be an array, an undeclared array (`hashed array`), a `memoizing function`, or a subscripted function.

  Elements are listed in row-major order. That is, elements are sorted according to the first index, then according to the second index, and so on. The sorting order of index values is the same as the order established by `orderless`.

  For undeclared arrays (`hashed arrays`), `memoizing functions`, and subscripted functions, the elements correspond to the index values returned by `arrayinfo`.

  Unbound elements of general arrays (that is, not `fixnum` and not `flonum`) are returned as `#####`. Unbound elements of `fixnum` or `flonum` arrays are returned as 0 or 0.0, respectively. Unbound elements of hashed arrays, `memoizing functions`, and subscripted functions are not returned.

  Examples:

  `listarray` and `arrayinfo` applied to a declared array.

      (%i1) array (aa, 2, 3);
      (%o1)                          aa

      (%i2) aa [2, 3] : %pi;
      (%o2)                          %pi

      (%i3) aa [1, 2] : %e;
      (%o3)                          %e

      (%i4) listarray (aa);
      (%o4) [#####, #####, #####, #####, #####, #####, %e, #####,
                                              #####, #####, #####, %pi]

      (%i5) arrayinfo (aa);
      (%o5)                 [declared, 2, [2, 3]]

  `listarray` and `arrayinfo` applied to an undeclared array (`hashed array`).

      (%i1) bb [FOO] : (a + b)^2;
                                         2
      (%o1)                       (b + a)

      (%i2) bb [BAR] : (c - d)^3;
                                         3
      (%o2)                       (c - d)

      (%i3) listarray (bb);
                                    3         2
      (%o3)                 [(c - d) , (b + a) ]

      (%i4) arrayinfo (bb);
      (%o4)               [hashed, 1, [BAR], [FOO]]

  `listarray` and `arrayinfo` applied to a `memoizing function`.

      (%i1) cc [x, y] := y / x;
                                           y
      (%o1)                      cc     := -
                                   x, y    x

      (%i2) cc [u, v];
                                      v
      (%o2)                           -
                                      u

      (%i3) cc [4, z];
                                      z
      (%o3)                           -
                                      4

      (%i4) listarray (cc);
                                    z  v
      (%o4)                        [-, -]
                                    4  u

      (%i5) arrayinfo (cc);
      (%o5)              [hashed, 2, [4, z], [u, v]]

  `listarray` and `arrayinfo` applied to a subscripted function.

      (%i1) dd [x] (y) := y ^ x;
                                           x
      (%o1)                     dd (y) := y
                                  x

      (%i2) dd [a + b];
                                          b + a
      (%o2)                  lambda([y], y     )

      (%i3) dd [v - u];
                                          v - u
      (%o3)                  lambda([y], y     )

      (%i4) listarray (dd);
                               b + a                v - u
      (%o4)      [lambda([y], y     ), lambda([y], y     )]

      (%i5) arrayinfo (dd);
      (%o5)             [hashed, 1, [b + a], [v - u]]

  Categories: Arrays

Function: make_array (type, dim_1, …, dim_n)

  Creates and returns a Lisp array. type may be `any`, `flonum`, `fixnum`, `hashed` or `functional`. There are n indices, and the i’th index runs from 0 to dim_i - 1.

  The advantage of `make_array` over `array` is that the return value doesn’t have a name, and once a pointer to it goes away, it will also go away. For example, if `y: make_array (...)` then `y` points to an object which takes up space, but after `y: false`, `y` no longer points to that object, so the object can be garbage collected.

  Examples:

      (%i1) A1 : make_array (fixnum, 10);
      (%o1)         {Lisp Array: #(0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0)}

      (%i2) A1 [8] : 1729;
      (%o2)                         1729

      (%i3) A1;
      (%o3)        {Lisp Array: #(0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1729 0)}

      (%i4) A2 : make_array (flonum, 10);
      (%o4) {Lisp Array: #(0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0)}

      (%i5) A2 [2] : 2.718281828;
      (%o5)                      2.718281828

      (%i6) A2;
      (%o6)
       {Lisp Array: #(0.0 0.0 2.718281828 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0)}

      (%i7) A3 : make_array (any, 10);
      (%o7) {Lisp Array: #(NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL)}

      (%i8) A3 [4] : x - y - z;
      (%o8)                     (- z) - y + x

      (%i9) A3;
      (%o9) {Lisp Array: #(NIL NIL NIL NIL
                     ((MPLUS SIMP) $X ((MTIMES SIMP) -1 $Y) ((MTIMES S\
      IMP) -1 $Z))
                     NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL)}

      (%i10) A4 : make_array (fixnum, 2, 3, 5);
      (%o10) {Lisp Array: #3A(((0 0 0 0 0) (0 0 0 0 0) (0 0 0 0 0))
                       ((0 0 0 0 0) (0 0 0 0 0) (0 0 0 0 0)))}

      (%i11) fillarray (A4, makelist (i, i, 1, 2*3*5));
      (%o11) {Lisp Array: #3A(((1 2 3 4 5) (6 7 8 9 10) (11 12 13 14 1\
      5))
                       ((16 17 18 19 20) (21 22 23 24 25) (26 27 28 29\
       30)))}

      (%i12) A4 [0, 2, 1];
      (%o12)                         12

  Categories: Arrays

Function: rearray (A, dim_1, …, dim_n)

  Changes the dimensions of an array. The new array will be filled with the elements of the old one in row-major order. If the old array was too small, the remaining elements are filled with `false`, `0.0` or `0`, depending on the type of the array. The type of the array cannot be changed.

  Categories: Arrays

Function: remarray
`remarray` (A_1, …, A_n)
`remarray` (all)

  Removes arrays and array associated functions and frees the storage occupied. The arguments may be declared arrays, `hashed arrays`, array functions, and subscripted functions.

  `remarray (all)` removes all items in the global list `arrays`.

  It may be necessary to use this function if it is desired to clear the cache of a `memoizing function`.

  `remarray` returns the list of arrays removed.

  `remarray` quotes its arguments.

  Categories: Arrays

Function: subvar (x, i)

  Evaluates the subscripted expression `x[i]`.

  `subvar` evaluates its arguments.

  `arraymake (x, [i])` constructs the expression `x[i]`, but does not evaluate it.

  Examples:

      (%i1) x : foo $
      (%i2) i : 3 $

      (%i3) subvar (x, i);
      (%o3)                         foo
                                       3

      (%i4) foo : [aa, bb, cc, dd, ee]$

      (%i5) subvar (x, i);
      (%o5)                          cc

      (%i6) arraymake (x, [i]);
      (%o6)                         foo
                                       3

      (%i7) ''%;
      (%o7)                          cc

  Categories: Expressions Arrays

Function: subvarp (expr)

  Returns `true` if expr is a subscripted variable, for example `a[i]`.

  Categories: Predicate functions

Option variable: use_fast_arrays

  Default value: `false`

  When `use_fast_arrays` is `true`, arrays declared by `array` are values instead of properties, and undeclared arrays (`hashed arrays`) are implemented as Lisp hashed arrays.

  When `use_fast_arrays` is `false`, arrays declared by `array` are properties, and undeclared arrays are implemented with Maxima’s own hashed array implementation.

  Note that the code `use_fast_arrays` switches to is not necessarily faster than the default one; Arrays created by `make_array` are not affected by `use_fast_arrays`.

  See also `translate_fast_arrays`.

  Categories: Arrays Global flags

Option variable: translate_fast_arrays

  Default value: `false`

  When `translate_fast_arrays` is `true`, the Maxima-to-Lisp translator generates code that assumes arrays are values instead of properties, as if `use_fast_arrays` were `true`.

  When `translate_fast_arrays` is `false`, the Maxima-to-Lisp translator generates code that assumes arrays are properties, as if `use_fast_arrays` were `false`.

  Categories: Arrays Translation flags and variables

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