@stdlib/array/filled/README.md

Arrays.

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# filledarray

> Create a filled array.

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## Usage

```javascript
var filledarray = require( '@stdlib/array/filled' );
```

#### filledarray( \[dtype] )

Creates a filled array having a specified [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes] `dtype`.

```javascript
var arr = filledarray();
// returns <Float64Array>
```

By default, the output array [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes] is `float64` (i.e., a [typed array][mdn-typed-array]). To specify an alternative [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes], provide a `dtype` argument.

```javascript
var arr = filledarray( 'int32' );
// returns <Int32Array>
```

#### filledarray( value, length\[, dtype] )

Returns a filled array having a specified `length`.

```javascript
var arr1 = filledarray( 1.0, 5 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]

var arr2 = filledarray( 1, 5, 'uint8' );
// returns <Uint8Array>[ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]
```

#### filledarray( value, array\[, dtype] )

Creates a filled array from another array (or array-like object).

```javascript
var arr0 = {
    '0': 0.5,
    '1': 0.5,
    '2': 0.5,
    'length': 3
};

var arr1 = filledarray( 1.0, arr0 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]

var arr2 = filledarray( 2.0, arr1 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 2.0, 2.0, 2.0 ]

var arr3 = filledarray( 3, arr1, 'int32' );
// returns <Int32Array>[ 3, 3, 3 ]
```

#### filledarray( value, iterable\[, dtype] )

Creates a filled array from an iterable.

```javascript
var iterConstant = require( '@stdlib/iter/constant' );

var it = iterConstant( 3.0, {
    'iter': 3
});
var arr1 = filledarray( 1.0, it );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]

var arr2 = filledarray( 1.0, it, 'float32' );
// returns <Float32Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]
```

#### filledarray( value, buffer\[, byteOffset\[, length]]\[, dtype] )

Returns a filled [typed array][mdn-typed-array] view of an [`ArrayBuffer`][mdn-arraybuffer].

```javascript
var ArrayBuffer = require( '@stdlib/array/buffer' );

var buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
var arr = filledarray( 1.0, buf );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]

buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarray( 1.0, buf, 'float32' );
// returns <Float32Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]

buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarray( 1.0, buf, 16 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 1.0 ]

buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarray( 1.0, buf, 16, 'float32' );
// returns <Float32Array>[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ]

buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarray( 1.0, buf, 16, 1 );
// returns <Float64Array>[ 1.0 ]

buf = new ArrayBuffer( 32 );
arr = filledarray( 1, buf, 10, 4, 'int16' );
// returns <Int16Array>[ 1, 1, 1, 1 ]
```

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## Notes

-   Creating a generic [array][mdn-array] from an [`ArrayBuffer`][mdn-arraybuffer] is **not** supported.

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## Examples

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```javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' );
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array/typed-real-dtypes' );
var filledarray = require( '@stdlib/array/filled' );

// Generate a random number:
var r = discreteUniform( 0, 100 );

// Get a list of array data types:
var dt = dtypes();

// Generate filled arrays...
var arr;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < dt.length; i++ ) {
    arr = filledarray( r, 10, dt[ i ] );
    console.log( arr );
}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/array/filled-by`][@stdlib/array/filled-by]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">create a filled array according to a provided callback function.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/array/typed`][@stdlib/array/typed]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">create a typed array.</span>

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[mdn-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array

[mdn-typed-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray

[mdn-arraybuffer]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer

[@stdlib/array/dtypes]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/array/tree/main/dtypes

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[@stdlib/array/filled-by]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/array/tree/main/filled-by

[@stdlib/array/typed]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/array/tree/main/typed

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