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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Boost.MultiArray Reference Manual</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.76.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="article" title="Boost.MultiArray Reference Manual"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="idp2304"></a>Boost.MultiArray Reference Manual</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Ronald</span> <span class="surname">Garcia</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Indiana University<br></span> <span class="orgdiv">Open Systems Lab<br></span></div></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright � 2002 The Trustees of Indiana University</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#synopsis">Library Synopsis</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#MultiArray">MultiArray Concept</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp18427760">Notation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp18446208">Associated Types</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp18501744">Valid expressions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp18588736">Complexity guarantees</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp18591264">Invariants</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#view_types">Associated Types for Views</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp18737792">Models</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#array_types">Array Components</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#multi_array_class"><code class="literal">multi_array</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#multi_array_ref"><code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#const_multi_array_ref"><code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code></a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#auxiliary">Auxiliary Components</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#multi_array_types"><code class="literal">multi_array_types</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#extent_range"><code class="classname">extent_range</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#extent_gen"><code class="classname">extent_gen</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp19487120">Global Objects</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#generators">View and SubArray Generators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#memory_layout">Memory Layout Specifiers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#range_checking">Range Checking</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p>Boost.MultiArray is composed of several components.
The MultiArray concept defines a generic interface to multidimensional
containers.
<code class="literal">multi_array</code> is a general purpose container class
that models MultiArray. <code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code>
and <code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code> are adapter
classes. Using them,
you can manipulate any block of contiguous data as though it were a
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>.
<code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code> differs from
<code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code> in that its elements cannot
be modified through its interface. Finally, several auxiliary classes are used
to create and specialize arrays and some global objects are defined as
part of the library interface.</p><div class="sect1" title="Library Synopsis"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="synopsis"></a>Library Synopsis</h2></div></div></div><p>To use Boost.MultiArray, you must include the header
<code class="filename">boost/multi_array.hpp</code> in your source. This file
brings the following declarations into scope:</p><pre class="programlisting">
namespace boost {
namespace multi_array_types {
typedef *unspecified* index;
typedef *unspecified* size_type;
typedef *unspecified* difference_type;
typedef *unspecified* index_range;
typedef *unspecified* extent_range;
typedef *unspecified* index_gen;
typedef *unspecified* extent_gen;
}
template <typename ValueType,
std::size_t NumDims,
typename Allocator = std::allocator<ValueType> >
class multi_array;
template <typename ValueType,
std::size_t NumDims>
class multi_array_ref;
template <typename ValueType,
std::size_t NumDims>
class const_multi_array_ref;
multi_array_types::extent_gen extents;
multi_array_types::index_gen indices;
template <typename Array, int N> class subarray_gen;
template <typename Array, int N> class const_subarray_gen;
template <typename Array, int N> class array_view_gen;
template <typename Array, int N> class const_array_view_gen;
class c_storage_order;
class fortran_storage_order;
template <std::size_t NumDims> class general_storage_order;
}
</pre></div><div class="sect1" title="MultiArray Concept"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="MultiArray"></a>MultiArray Concept</h2></div></div></div><p>The MultiArray
concept defines an interface to hierarchically nested
containers. It specifies operations for accessing elements,
traversing containers, and creating views
of array data.
MultiArray defines
a flexible memory model that accomodates
a variety of data layouts.
</p><p>
At each level (or dimension) of a MultiArray's
container hierarchy lie a set of ordered containers, each of which
contains the same number and type of values. The depth of this
container hierarchy is the MultiArray's <span class="emphasis"><em>dimensionality</em></span>.
MultiArray is recursively defined; the
containers at each level of the container hierarchy model
MultiArray as well. While each dimension of a MultiArray
has its own size, the list of sizes for all dimensions
defines the <span class="emphasis"><em>shape</em></span> of the entire MultiArray.
At the base of this hierarchy lie 1-dimensional
MultiArrays. Their values are the contained
objects of interest and not part of the container hierarchy. These are
the MultiArray's elements.
</p><p>
Like other container concepts, MultiArray exports
iterators to traverse its values. In addition, values can be
addressed directly using the familiar bracket notation.
</p><p>
MultiArray also specifies
routines for creating
specialized views. A <span class="emphasis"><em>view</em></span> lets you treat a
subset of the underlying
elements in a MultiArray as though it were a separate
MultiArray. Since a view refers to the same underlying elements,
changes made to a view's elements will be reflected in the original
MultiArray. For
example, given a 3-dimensional "cube" of elements, a 2-dimensional
slice can be viewed as if it were an independent
MultiArray.
Views are created using <code class="literal">index_gen</code> and
<code class="literal">index_range</code> objects.
<code class="literal">index_range</code>s denote elements from a certain
dimension that are to be included in a
view. <code class="literal">index_gen</code> aggregates range data and performs
bookkeeping to determine the view type to be returned.
MultiArray's <code class="literal">operator[]</code>
must be passed the result
of <code class="literal">N</code> chained calls to
<code class="literal">index_gen::operator[]</code>, i.e.
</p><pre class="programlisting">indices[a0][a1]...[aN];
</pre><p>
where <code class="literal">N</code> is the
MultiArray's dimensionality and
<code class="literal">indices</code> an object of type <code class="literal">index_gen</code>.
The view type is dependent upon the number of degenerate dimensions
specified to <code class="literal">index_gen</code>. A degenerate dimension
occurs when a single-index is specified to
<code class="literal">index_gen</code> for a certain dimension. For example, if
<code class="literal">indices</code> is an object of type
<code class="literal">index_gen</code>, then the following example:
</p><pre class="programlisting">indices[index_range(0,5)][2][index_range(0,4)];
</pre><p>
has a degenerate second dimension. The view generated from the above
specification will have 2 dimensions with shape <code class="literal">5 x 4</code>.
If the "<code class="literal">2</code>" above were replaced with
another <code class="literal">index_range</code> object, for example:
</p><pre class="programlisting">indices[index_range(0,5)][index_range(0,2)][index_range(0,4)];
</pre><p>
then the view would have 3 dimensions.</p><p>
MultiArray exports
information regarding the memory
layout of its contained elements. Its memory model for elements is
completely defined by 4 properties: the origin, shape, index bases,
and strides. The origin is the address in memory of the element
accessed as <code class="literal">a[0][0]...[0]</code>, where
<code class="literal">a</code> is a MultiArray. The shape is a list of numbers
specifying the size of containers at each dimension. For example, the
first extent is the size of the outermost container, the second extent
is the size of its subcontainers, and so on. The index bases are a
list of signed values specifying the index of the first value in a
container. All containers at the same dimension share the same index
base. Note that since positive index bases are
possible, the origin need not exist in order to determine the location
in memory of the MultiArray's elements.
The strides determine how index values are mapped to memory offsets.
They accomodate a
number of possible element layouts. For example, the elements of a 2
dimensional array can be stored by row (i.e., the elements of each row
are stored contiguously) or by column (i.e., the elements of each
column are stored contiguously).
</p><p>
Two concept checking classes for the MultiArray concepts
(<code class="literal">ConstMultiArrayConcept</code> and
<code class="literal">MutableMultiArrayConcept</code>) are in the namespace
<code class="literal">boost::multi_array_concepts</code> in
<code class="literal"><boost/multi_array/concept_checks.hpp></code>.
</p><div class="sect2" title="Notation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idp18427760"></a>Notation</h3></div></div></div><p>What follows are the descriptions of symbols that will be used
to describe the MultiArray interface.</p><div class="table"><a name="idp18428768"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�1.�Notation</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Notation" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">A</code></td><td>A type that is a model of MultiArray
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a,b</code></td><td>Objects of type <code class="literal">A</code></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">NumDims</code></td><td>The numeric dimension parameter associated with
<code class="literal">A</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">Dims</code></td><td>Some numeric dimension parameter such that
<code class="literal">0<Dims<NumDims</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">indices</code></td><td>An object created by some number of chained calls
to <code class="literal">index_gen::operator[](index_range)</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">index_list</code></td><td>An object whose type models
<a class="ulink" href="../../utility/Collection.html" target="_top">Collection</a>
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">idx</code></td><td>A signed integral value.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">tmp</code></td><td>An object of type
<code class="literal">boost::array<index,NumDims></code></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect2" title="Associated Types"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idp18446208"></a>Associated Types</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="table"><a name="idp18447104"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�2.�Associated Types</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Associated Types" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">value_type</code></td><td>This is the value type of the container.
If <code class="literal">NumDims == 1</code>, then this is
<code class="literal">element</code>. Otherwise, this is the value type of the
immediately nested containers.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">reference</code>
</td><td>
This is the reference type of the contained value.
If <code class="literal">NumDims == 1</code>, then this is
<code class="literal">element&</code>. Otherwise, this is the same type as
<code class="literal">template subarray<NumDims-1>::type</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">const_reference</code>
</td><td>
This is the const reference type of the contained value.
If <code class="literal">NumDims == 1</code>, then this is
<code class="literal">const element&</code>. Otherwise, this is the same
type as
<code class="literal">template const_subarray<NumDims-1>::type</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">size_type</code>
</td><td>
This is an unsigned integral type. It is primarily used to specify array shape.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">difference_type</code>
</td><td>
This is a signed integral type used to represent the distance between two
iterators. It is the same type as
<code class="literal">std::iterator_traits<iterator>::difference_type</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">iterator</code></td><td>
This is an iterator over the values of <code class="literal">A</code>.
If <code class="literal">NumDims == 1</code>, then it models
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/RandomAccessIterator.html" target="_top">
<code class="literal">Random Access Iterator</code></a>.
Otherwise it models
<a class="ulink" href="./iterator_categories.html#concept_RandomAccessTraversalIterator" target="_top">
Random Access Traversal Iterator</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="./iterator_categories.html#concept_ReadableIterator" target="_top">
Readable Iterator</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="./iterator_categories.html#concept_WritableIterator" target="_top">
Writable Iterator</a>, and
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/OutputIterator.html" target="_top">
<code class="literal">Output Iterator</code></a>.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">const_iterator</code>
</td><td>
This is the const iterator over the values of <code class="literal">A</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">reverse_iterator</code>
</td><td>
This is the reversed iterator, used to iterate backwards over the values of
<code class="literal">A</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">const_reverse_iterator</code>
</td><td>
This is the reversed const iterator.
<code class="literal">A</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">element</code>
</td><td>
This is the type of objects stored at the base of the
hierarchy of MultiArrays. It is the same as
<code class="literal">template subarray<1>::value_type</code>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">index</code>
</td><td>
This is a signed integral type used for indexing into <code class="literal">A</code>. It
is also used to represent strides and index bases.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">index_gen</code>
</td><td>
This type is used to create a tuple of <code class="literal">index_range</code>s
passed to <code class="literal">operator[]</code> to create
an <code class="literal">array_view<Dims>::type</code> object.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">index_range</code>
</td><td>
This type specifies a range of indices over some dimension of a
MultiArray. This range will be visible through an
<code class="literal">array_view<Dims>::type</code> object.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">template subarray<Dims>::type</code>
</td><td>
This is subarray type with <code class="literal">Dims</code> dimensions.
It is the reference type of the <code class="literal">(NumDims - Dims)</code>
dimension of <code class="literal">A</code> and also models
MultiArray.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">template const_subarray<Dims>::type</code>
</td><td>
This is the const subarray type.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">template array_view<Dims>::type</code>
</td><td>
This is the view type with <code class="literal">Dims</code> dimensions. It is
returned by calling <code class="literal">operator[](<code class="literal">indices</code>)</code>.
It models MultiArray.
</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">template
const_array_view<Dims>::type</code>
</td><td>
This is the const view type with <code class="literal">Dims</code> dimensions.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect2" title="Valid expressions"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idp18501744"></a>Valid expressions</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a name="idp18502256"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�3.�Valid Expressions</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Valid Expressions" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Expression</th><th>Return type</th><th>Semantics</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">A::dimensionality</code></td><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>This compile-time constant represents the number of
dimensions of the array (note that
<code class="literal">A::dimensionality == NumDims</code>).</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.shape()</code></td><td><code class="literal">const size_type*</code></td><td>
This returns a list of <code class="literal">NumDims</code> elements specifying the
extent of each array dimension.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.strides()</code></td><td><code class="literal">const index*</code></td><td>
This returns a list of <code class="literal">NumDims</code> elements specifying the
stride associated with each array dimension. When accessing values,
strides is used to calculate an element's location in memory.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.index_bases()</code></td><td><code class="literal">const index*</code></td><td>
This returns a list of <code class="literal">NumDims</code> elements specifying the
numeric index of the first element for each array dimension.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.origin()</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">element*</code> if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const element*</code> otherwise.
</td><td>
This returns the address of the element accessed by the expression
<code class="literal">a[0][0]...[0].</code>. If the index bases are positive,
this element won't exist, but the address can still be used to locate
a valid element given its indices.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.num_dimensions()</code></td><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>This returns the number of dimensions of the array
(note that <code class="literal">a.num_dimensions() == NumDims</code>).</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.num_elements()</code></td><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>This returns the number of elements contained
in the array. It is equivalent to the following code:
<pre class="programlisting">
std::accumulate(a.shape(),a.shape+a.num_dimensions(),
size_type(1),std::multiplies<size_type>());
</pre>
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.size()</code></td><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>
This returns the number of values contained in
<code class="literal">a</code>. It is equivalent to <code class="literal">a.shape()[0];</code>
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a(index_list)</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">element&</code>; if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const element&</code> otherwise.
</td><td>
This expression accesses a specific element of
<code class="literal">a</code>.<code class="literal">index_list</code> is the unique set
of indices that address the element returned. It is
equivalent to the following code (disregarding intermediate temporaries):
<pre class="programlisting">
// multiply indices by strides
std::transform(index_list.begin(), index_list.end(),
a.strides(), tmp.begin(), std::multiplies<index>()),
// add the sum of the products to the origin
*std::accumulate(tmp.begin(), tmp.end(), a.origin());
</pre>
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.begin()</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">iterator</code> if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const_iterator</code> otherwise.
</td><td>This returns an iterator pointing to the beginning of
<code class="literal">a</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.end()</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">iterator</code> if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const_iterator</code> otherwise.
</td><td>This returns an iterator pointing to the end of
<code class="literal">a</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.rbegin()</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">reverse_iterator</code> if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const_reverse_iterator</code> otherwise.
</td><td>This returns a reverse iterator pointing to the
beginning of <code class="literal">a</code> reversed.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a.rend()</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">reverse_iterator</code> if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const_reverse_iterator</code> otherwise.
</td><td>
This returns a reverse iterator pointing to the end of <code class="literal">a</code>
reversed.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a[idx]</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">reference</code> if <code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const_reference</code> otherwise.
</td><td>
This returns a reference type that is bound to the index
<code class="literal">idx</code> value of <code class="literal">a</code>. Note that if
<code class="literal">i</code> is the index base for this dimension, the above
expression returns the <code class="literal">(idx-i)</code>th element (counting
from zero). The expression is equivalent to
<code class="literal">*(a.begin()+idx-a.index_bases()[0]);</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a[indices]</code></td><td>
<code class="literal">array_view<Dims>::type</code> if
<code class="literal">a</code> is mutable,
<code class="literal">const_array_view<Dims>::type</code> otherwise.
</td><td>
This expression generates a view of the array determined by the
<code class="literal">index_range</code> and <code class="literal">index</code> values
used to construct <code class="literal">indices</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a == b</code></td><td>bool</td><td>This performs a lexicographical comparison of the
values of <code class="literal">a</code> and <code class="literal">b</code>. The element
type must model <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/EqualityComparable.html" target="_top">EqualityComparable</a> for this
expression to be valid.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a < b</code></td><td>bool</td><td>This performs a lexicographical comparison of the
values of <code class="literal">a</code> and <code class="literal">b</code>. The element
type must model <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/LessThanComparable.html" target="_top">LessThanComparable</a> for this
expression to be valid.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a <= b</code></td><td>bool</td><td>This performs a lexicographical comparison of the
values of <code class="literal">a</code> and <code class="literal">b</code>. The element
type must model <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/EqualityComparable.html" target="_top">EqualityComparable</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/LessThanComparable.html" target="_top">LessThanComparable</a> for this
expression to be valid.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a > b</code></td><td>bool</td><td>This performs a lexicographical comparison of the
values of <code class="literal">a</code> and <code class="literal">b</code>. The element
type must model <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/EqualityComparable.html" target="_top">EqualityComparable</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/LessThanComparable.html" target="_top">LessThanComparable</a> for this
expression to be valid.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">a >= b</code></td><td>bool</td><td>This performs a lexicographical comparison of the
values of <code class="literal">a</code> and <code class="literal">b</code>. The element
type must model <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/LessThanComparable.html" target="_top">LessThanComparable</a> for this
expression to be valid.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect2" title="Complexity guarantees"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idp18588736"></a>Complexity guarantees</h3></div></div></div><code class="literal">begin()</code> and <code class="literal">end()</code> execute in amortized
constant time.
<code class="literal">size()</code> executes in at most linear time in the
MultiArray's size.
</div><div class="sect2" title="Invariants"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idp18591264"></a>Invariants</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a name="idp18591904"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�4.�Invariants</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Invariants" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Valid range</td><td><code class="literal">[a.begin(),a.end())</code> is a valid range.
</td></tr><tr><td>Range size</td><td>
<code class="literal">a.size() == std::distance(a.begin(),a.end());</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>Completeness</td><td>
Iteration through the range
<code class="literal">[a.begin(),a.end())</code> will traverse across every
<code class="literal">value_type</code> of <code class="literal">a</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td>Accessor Equivalence</td><td>
Calling <code class="literal">a[a1][a2]...[aN]</code> where <code class="literal">N==NumDims</code>
yields the same result as calling
<code class="literal">a(index_list)</code>, where <code class="literal">index_list</code>
is a <a class="ulink" href="../../utility/Collection.html" target="_top">Collection</a> containing the values <code class="literal">a1...aN</code>.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect2" title="Associated Types for Views"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="view_types"></a>Associated Types for Views</h3></div></div></div><p>The following MultiArray associated
types define the interface for creating views of existing
MultiArrays. Their interfaces and roles in the
concept are described below.</p><div class="sect3" title="index_range"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="index_range"></a><code class="literal">index_range</code></h4></div></div></div><p><code class="literal">index_range</code> objects represent half-open
strided intervals. They are aggregated (using an
<code class="literal">index_gen</code> object) and passed to
a MultiArray's <code class="literal">operator[]</code>
to create an array view. When creating a view,
each <code class="literal">index_range</code> denotes a range of
valid indices along one dimension of a MultiArray.
Elements that are accessed through the set of ranges specified will be
included in the constructed view. In some cases, an
<code class="literal">index_range</code> is created without specifying start
or finish values. In those cases, the object is interpreted to
start at the beginning of a MultiArray dimension
and end at its end.</p><p>
<code class="literal">index_range</code> objects can be constructed and modified
several ways in order to allow convenient and clear expression of a
range of indices. To specify ranges, <code class="literal">index_range</code>
supports a set of constructors, mutating member functions, and a novel
specification involving inequality operators. Using inequality
operators, a half open range [5,10) can be specified as follows:
</p><pre class="programlisting">5 <= index_range() < 10;</pre><p> or
</p><pre class="programlisting">4 < index_range() <= 9;</pre><p> and so on.
The following describes the
<code class="literal">index_range</code> interface.
</p><div class="table"><a name="idp18614960"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�5.�Notation</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Notation" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">i</code></td><td>An object of type <code class="literal">index_range</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">idx,idx1,idx2,idx3</code></td><td>Objects of type <code class="literal">index</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><div class="table"><a name="idp18620944"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�6.�Associated Types</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Associated Types" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This is a signed integral type. It is used to
specify the start, finish, and stride values.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>This is an unsigned integral type. It is used to
report the size of the range an <code class="literal">index_range</code>
represents.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><div class="table"><a name="idp18627920"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�7.�Valid Expressions</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Valid Expressions" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Expression</th><th>Return type</th><th>Semantics</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">index_range(idx1,idx2,idx3)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index_range</code></td><td>This constructs an <code class="literal">index_range</code>
representing the interval <code class="literal">[idx1,idx2)</code>
with stride <code class="literal">idx3</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">index_range(idx1,idx2)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index_range</code></td><td>This constructs an <code class="literal">index_range</code>
representing the interval <code class="literal">[idx1,idx2)</code>
with unit stride. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(idx1,idx2,1)</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">index_range()</code></td><td><code class="literal">index_range</code></td><td>This construct an <code class="literal">index_range</code>
with unspecified start and finish values.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.start(idx1)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index&</code></td><td>This sets the start index of <code class="literal">i</code> to
<code class="literal">idx</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.finish(idx)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index&</code></td><td>This sets the finish index of <code class="literal">i</code> to
<code class="literal">idx</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.stride(idx)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index&</code></td><td>This sets the stride length of <code class="literal">i</code> to
<code class="literal">idx</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.start()</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This returns the start index of <code class="literal">i</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.finish()</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This returns the finish index of <code class="literal">i</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.stride()</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This returns the stride length of <code class="literal">i</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.get_start(idx)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>If <code class="literal">i</code> specifies a start
value, this is equivalent to <code class="literal">i.start()</code>. Otherwise it
returns <code class="literal">idx</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.get_finish(idx)</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>If <code class="literal">i</code> specifies a finish
value, this is equivalent to <code class="literal">i.finish()</code>. Otherwise it
returns <code class="literal">idx</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i.size(idx)</code></td><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>If <code class="literal">i</code> specifies a both finish and
start values, this is equivalent to
<code class="literal">(i.finish()-i.start())/i.stride()</code>. Otherwise it
returns <code class="literal">idx</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i < idx</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This is another syntax for specifying the finish
value. This notation does not include
<code class="literal">idx</code> in the range of valid indices. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(r.start(), idx, r.stride())</code></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i <= idx</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This is another syntax for specifying the finish
value. This notation includes
<code class="literal">idx</code> in the range of valid indices. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(r.start(), idx + 1, r.stride())</code></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">idx < i</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This is another syntax for specifying the start
value. This notation does not include
<code class="literal">idx</code> in the range of valid indices. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(idx + 1, i.finish(), i.stride())</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">idx <= i</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This is another syntax for specifying the start
value. This notation includes
<code class="literal">idx1</code> in the range of valid indices. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(idx, i.finish(), i.stride())</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i + idx</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This expression shifts the start and finish values
of <code class="literal">i</code> up by <code class="literal">idx</code>. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(r.start()+idx1, r.finish()+idx, r.stride())</code></td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i - idx</code></td><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This expression shifts the start and finish values
of <code class="literal">i</code> up by <code class="literal">idx</code>. It is equivalent to
<code class="literal">index_range(r.start()-idx1, r.finish()-idx, r.stride())</code></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect3" title="index_gen"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="index_gen"></a><code class="literal">index_gen</code></h4></div></div></div><p> <code class="literal">index_gen</code> aggregates
<code class="literal">index_range</code> objects in order to specify view
parameters. Chained calls to <code class="literal">operator[]</code> store
range and dimension information used to
instantiate a new view into a MultiArray.
</p><div class="table"><a name="idp18699808"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�8.�Notation</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Notation" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">Dims,Ranges</code></td><td>Unsigned integral values.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">x</code></td><td>An object of type
<code class="literal">template gen_type<Dims,Ranges>::type</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">i</code></td><td>An object of type
<code class="literal">index_range</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">idx</code></td><td>Objects of type <code class="literal">index</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><div class="table"><a name="idp18709408"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�9.�Associated Types</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Associated Types" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">index</code></td><td>This is a signed integral type. It is used to
specify degenerate dimensions.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">size_type</code></td><td>This is an unsigned integral type. It is used to
report the size of the range an <code class="literal">index_range</code>
represents.</td></tr><tr><td>
<code class="literal">template gen_type::<Dims,Ranges>::type</code></td><td>This type generator names the result of
<code class="literal">Dims</code> chained calls to
<code class="literal">index_gen::operator[]</code>. The
<code class="literal">Ranges</code> parameter is determined by the number of
degenerate ranges specified (i.e. calls to
<code class="literal">operator[](index)</code>). Note that
<code class="classname">index_gen</code> and
<code class="classname">gen_type<0,0>::type</code> are the same type.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><div class="table"><a name="idp18721296"></a><p class="title"><b>Table�10.�Valid Expressions</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Valid Expressions" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Expression</th><th>Return type</th><th>Semantics</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">index_gen()</code></td><td><code class="literal">gen_type<0,0>::type</code></td><td>This constructs an <code class="literal">index_gen</code>
object. This object can then be used to generate tuples of
<code class="literal">index_range</code> values.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">x[i]</code></td><td><code class="literal">gen_type<Dims+1,Ranges+1>::type</code>
</td><td>Returns a new object containing all previous
<code class="classname">index_range</code> objects in addition to
<code class="literal">i.</code> Chained calls to
<code class="function">operator[]</code> are the means by which
<code class="classname">index_range</code> objects are aggregated.</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">x[idx]</code></td><td><code class="literal">gen_type<Dims,Ranges+1>::type</code>
</td><td>Returns a new object containing all previous
<code class="classname">index_range</code> objects in addition to a degenerate
range, <code class="literal">index_range(idx,idx).</code> Note that this is NOT
equivalent to <code class="literal">x[index_range(idx,idx)].</code>, which will
return an object of type
<code class="literal">gen_type<Dims+1,Ranges+1>::type</code>.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Models"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idp18737792"></a>Models</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">multi_array</code></li><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code></li><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code></li><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">template array_view<Dims>::type</code></li><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">template const_array_view<Dims>::type</code></li><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">template subarray<Dims>::type</code></li><li class="listitem"><code class="literal">template const_subarray<Dims>::type</code></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="Array Components"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="array_types"></a>Array Components</h2></div></div></div><p>
Boost.MultiArray defines an array class,
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>, and two adapter classes,
<code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code> and
<code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code>. The three classes model
MultiArray and so they share a lot of functionality.
<code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code> differs from
<code class="literal">multi_array</code> in that the
<code class="literal">multi_array</code> manages its own memory, while
<code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code> is passed a block of memory that it
expects to be externally managed.
<code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code> differs from
<code class="literal">multi_array_ref</code> in that the underlying elements it
adapts cannot be modified through its interface, though some array
properties, including the array shape and index bases, can be altered.
Functionality the classes have in common is described
below.
</p><p title="Note: Preconditions, Effects, and Implementation"><b>Note: Preconditions, Effects, and Implementation.�</b>
Throughout the following sections, small pieces of C++ code are
used to specify constraints such as preconditions, effects, and
postconditions. These do not necessarily describe the underlying
implementation of array components; rather, they describe the
expected input to and
behavior of the specified operations. Failure to meet
preconditions results in undefined behavior. Not all effects
(i.e. copy constructors, etc.) must be mimicked exactly. The code
snippets for effects intend to capture the essence of the described
operation.
</p><p title="Queries"><b>Queries.�</b></p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><pre class="programlisting">element* data();
const element* data() const;</pre></span></dt><dd><p>This returns a pointer to the beginning of the
contiguous block that contains the array's data. If all dimensions of
the array are 0-indexed and stored in ascending order, this is
equivalent to <code class="literal">origin()</code>. Note that
<code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code> only provides the const
version of this function.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><pre class="programlisting">element* origin();
const element* origin() const;</pre></span></dt><dd><p>This returns the origin element of the
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>. Note that
<code class="literal">const_multi_array_ref</code> only provides the const
version of this function. (Required by MultiArray)
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="function">const index* index_bases();</code></span></dt><dd><p>This returns the index bases for the
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>. (Required by MultiArray)
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="function">const index* strides();</code></span></dt><dd><p>This returns the strides for the
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>. (Required by MultiArray)
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="function">const size_type* shape();</code></span></dt><dd><p>This returns the shape of the
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>. (Required by MultiArray)
</p></dd></dl></div><p title="Comparators"><b>Comparators.�</b></p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><pre class="programlisting">
bool operator==(const *array-type*& rhs);
bool operator!=(const *array-type*& rhs);
bool operator<(const *array-type*& rhs);
bool operator>(const *array-type*& rhs);
bool operator>=(const *array-type*& rhs);
bool operator<=(const *array-type*& rhs);</pre></span></dt><dd><p>Each comparator executes a lexicographical compare over
the value types of the two arrays.
(Required by MultiArray)
</p><p title="Preconditions"><b>Preconditions.�</b><code class="literal">element</code> must support the
comparator corresponding to that called on
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>.</p><p title="Complexity"><b>Complexity.�</b>O(<code class="literal">num_elements()</code>).</p></dd></dl></div><p title="Modifiers"><b>Modifiers.�</b></p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">
<pre class="programlisting">
template <typename SizeList>
void reshape(const SizeList& sizes)
</pre>
</span></dt><dd><p>This changes the shape of the <code class="literal">multi_array</code>. The
number of elements and the index bases remain the same, but the number
of values at each level of the nested container hierarchy may
change.</p><p title="SizeList Requirements"><b><code class="literal">SizeList</code> Requirements.�</b><code class="literal">SizeList</code> must model
<a class="ulink" href="../../utility/Collection.html" target="_top">Collection</a>.</p><p title="Preconditions"><b>Preconditions.�</b>
</p><pre class="programlisting">
std::accumulate(sizes.begin(),sizes.end(),size_type(1),std::times<size_type>()) == this->num_elements();
sizes.size() == NumDims;
</pre><p title="Postconditions"><b>Postconditions.�</b>
<code class="literal">std::equal(sizes.begin(),sizes.end(),this->shape) == true;</code>
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
<pre class="programlisting">
template <typename BaseList>
void reindex(const BaseList& values);
</pre>
</span></dt><dd><p>This changes the index bases of the <code class="literal">multi_array</code> to
correspond to the the values in <code class="literal">values</code>.</p><p title="BaseList Requirements"><b><code class="literal">BaseList</code> Requirements.�</b><code class="literal">BaseList</code> must model
<a class="ulink" href="../../utility/Collection.html" target="_top">Collection</a>.</p><p title="Preconditions"><b>Preconditions.�</b><code class="literal">values.size() == NumDims;</code></p><p title="Postconditions"><b>Postconditions.�</b><code class="literal">std::equal(values.begin(),values.end(),this->index_bases());
</code></p></dd><dt><span class="term">
<pre class="programlisting">
void reindex(index value);
</pre>
</span></dt><dd><p>This changes the index bases of all dimensions of the
<code class="literal">multi_array</code> to <code class="literal">value</code>.</p><p title="Postconditions"><b>Postconditions.�</b>
</p><pre class="programlisting">
std::count_if(this->index_bases(),this->index_bases()+this->num_dimensions(),
std::bind_2nd(std::equal_to<index>(),value)) ==
this->num_dimensions();
</pre><p title="Postconditions">
</p></dd></dl></div><div class="sect2" title="multi_array"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="multi_array_class"></a><code class="literal">multi_array</code></h3></div></div></div><p>
<code class="literal">multi_array</code> is a multi-dimensional container that
supports random access iteration. Its number of dimensions is
fixed at compile time, but its shape and the number of elements it
contains are specified during its construction. The number of elements
will remain fixed for the duration of a
<code class="literal">multi_array</code>'s lifetime, but the shape of the container can
be changed. A <code class="literal">multi_array</code> manages its data elements
using a replaceable allocator.
</p><p title="Model Of."><b>Model Of.�</b>
<a class="link" href="#MultiArray" title="MultiArray Concept">MultiArray</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="../../../libs/utility/CopyConstructible.html" target="_top">CopyConstructible</a>. Depending on the element type,
it may also model <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/EqualityComparable.html" target="_top">EqualityComparable</a> and <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/LessThanComparable.html" target="_top">LessThanComparable</a>.
</p><p title="Synopsis"><b>Synopsis.�</b></p><pre class="programlisting">
namespace boost {
template <typename ValueType,
std::size_t NumDims,
typename Allocator = std::allocator<ValueType> >
class multi_array {
public:
// types:
typedef ValueType element;
typedef *unspecified* value_type;
typedef *unspecified* reference;
typedef *unspecified* const_reference;
typedef *unspecified* difference_type;
typedef *unspecified* iterator;
typedef *unspecified* const_iterator;
typedef *unspecified* reverse_iterator;
typedef *unspecified* const_reverse_iterator;
typedef multi_array_types::size_type size_type;
typedef multi_array_types::index index;
typedef multi_array_types::index_gen index_gen;
typedef multi_array_types::index_range index_range;
typedef multi_array_types::extent_gen extent_gen;
typedef multi_array_types::extent_range extent_range;
typedef *unspecified* s