Programmer Guide/Command Reference/EVAL/init: Difference between revisions

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Create a vector or a matrix and initialize it with a particular value.

Usage

init(n {, m {, v}})

All arguments are scalars!

Result

The result is a numerical object with n rows and m columns. All elements are set to v.

See also

fill, rand

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-=====init=====
+Create a vector or a matrix and initialize it with a particular value.
+;Usage: <code>init(<var>n</var> {, <var>m</var> {, <var>v</var>}})</code>
+:;<var>n</var>: number of rows, ''n''>1
+:;<var>m</var>: number of columns, ''m''&ge;1 (default='''1''')
+:;<var>v</var>: initialization value (default='''0''')
+:All arguments are scalars!
+;Result: The result is a numerical object with ''n'' rows and ''m'' columns. All elements are set to ''v''.
+;See also: [[../fill|fill]], [[../rand|rand]]
-Create a vector or a matrix and initialize it with a particular value. This is a subcommand of the <code>[[Programmer Guide/Command Reference/EVAL/EVAL|EVAL]]</code> command.
+[[../#Functions|<function list>]]
-=====Usage:=====
-<code>init(<var>rows</var>, <var>cols</var>, <var>value</var>)</code>
-=====Parameters:=====
-;<var>rows</var>
-:The number of rows. There is no default.
-;<var>cols</var>
-:The number of columns. The default is <code>1</code>.
-;<var>value</var>
-:The value to initialize with. The default is <code>0</code>.
-=====Return Type:=====
-vector or matrix