@stdlib/array/empty/docs/types/index.d.ts

Arrays.

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// TypeScript Version: 4.1

/// <reference types="@stdlib/types"/>

import { DataTypeMap } from '@stdlib/types/array';

/**
* Creates an uninitialized array having a specified length.
*
* ## Notes
*
* -   In browser environments, the function always returns zero-filled arrays.
* -   If `dtype` is `'generic'`, the function always returns a zero-filled array.
* -   In Node.js versions `>=3.0.0`, the underlying memory of returned typed arrays is **not** initialized. Memory contents are unknown and may contain **sensitive** data.
*
* @param length - array length
* @param dtype - data type (default: 'float64')
* @returns empty array
*
* @example
* var arr = empty( 2 );
* // returns <Float64Array>
*
* @example
* var arr = empty( 2, 'float32' );
* // returns <Float32Array>
*/
declare function empty<T extends keyof DataTypeMap<number> = 'float64'>( length: number, dtype?: T ): DataTypeMap<number>[T];


// EXPORTS //

export = empty;