1Primitive(3)          User Contributed Perl Documentation         Primitive(3)
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NAME

6       PDL::Primitive - primitive operations for pdl
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DESCRIPTION

9       This module provides some primitive and useful functions defined using
10       PDL::PP and able to use the new indexing tricks.
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12       See PDL::Indexing for how to use indices creatively.  For explanation
13       of the signature format, see PDL::PP.
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SYNOPSIS

16        # Pulls in PDL::Primitive, among other modules.
17        use PDL;
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19        # Only pull in PDL::Primitive:
20        use PDL::Primitive;
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FUNCTIONS

23   inner
24         Signature: (a(n); b(n); [o]c())
25
26       Inner product over one dimension
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28        c = sum_i a_i * b_i
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30       If "a() * b()" contains only bad data, "c()" is set bad. Otherwise
31       "c()" will have its bad flag cleared, as it will not contain any bad
32       values.
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34   outer
35         Signature: (a(n); b(m); [o]c(n,m))
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37       outer product over one dimension
38
39       Naturally, it is possible to achieve the effects of outer product
40       simply by threading over the ""*"" operator but this function is
41       provided for convenience.
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43       outer processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
44       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
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46   x
47        Signature: (a(i,z), b(x,i),[o]c(x,z))
48
49       Matrix multiplication
50
51       PDL overloads the "x" operator (normally the repeat operator) for
52       matrix multiplication.  The number of columns (size of the 0 dimension)
53       in the left-hand argument must normally equal the number of rows (size
54       of the 1 dimension) in the right-hand argument.
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56       Row vectors are represented as (N x 1) two-dimensional PDLs, or you may
57       be sloppy and use a one-dimensional PDL.  Column vectors are
58       represented as (1 x N) two-dimensional PDLs.
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60       Threading occurs in the usual way, but as both the 0 and 1 dimension
61       (if present) are included in the operation, you must be sure that you
62       don't try to thread over either of those dims.
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64       EXAMPLES
65
66       Here are some simple ways to define vectors and matrices:
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68        pdl> $r = pdl(1,2);                # A row vector
69        pdl> $c = pdl([[3],[4]]);          # A column vector
70        pdl> $c = pdl(3,4)->(*1);          # A column vector, using NiceSlice
71        pdl> $m = pdl([[1,2],[3,4]]);      # A 2x2 matrix
72
73       Now that we have a few objects prepared, here is how to matrix-multiply
74       them:
75
76        pdl> print $r x $m                 # row x matrix = row
77        [
78         [ 7 10]
79        ]
80
81        pdl> print $m x $r                 # matrix x row = ERROR
82        PDL: Dim mismatch in matmult of [2x2] x [2x1]: 2 != 1
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84        pdl> print $m x $c                 # matrix x column = column
85        [
86         [ 5]
87         [11]
88        ]
89
90        pdl> print $m x 2                  # Trivial case: scalar mult.
91        [
92         [2 4]
93         [6 8]
94        ]
95
96        pdl> print $r x $c                 # row x column = scalar
97        [
98         [11]
99        ]
100
101        pdl> print $c x $r                 # column x row = matrix
102        [
103         [3 6]
104         [4 8]
105        ]
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107       INTERNALS
108
109       The mechanics of the multiplication are carried out by the "matmult"
110       method.
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112   matmult
113         Signature: (a(t,h); b(w,t); [o]c(w,h))
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115       Matrix multiplication
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117       Notionally, matrix multiplication $x x $y is equivalent to the
118       threading expression
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120           $x->dummy(1)->inner($y->xchg(0,1)->dummy(2),$c);
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122       but for large matrices that breaks CPU cache and is slow.  Instead,
123       matmult calculates its result in 32x32x32 tiles, to keep the memory
124       footprint within cache as long as possible on most modern CPUs.
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126       For usage, see "x", a description of the overloaded 'x' operator
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128       matmult ignores the bad-value flag of the input piddles.  It will set
129       the bad-value flag of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of
130       the input piddles.
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132   innerwt
133         Signature: (a(n); b(n); c(n); [o]d())
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135       Weighted (i.e. triple) inner product
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137        d = sum_i a(i) b(i) c(i)
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139       innerwt processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
140       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
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142   inner2
143         Signature: (a(n); b(n,m); c(m); [o]d())
144
145       Inner product of two vectors and a matrix
146
147        d = sum_ij a(i) b(i,j) c(j)
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149       Note that you should probably not thread over "a" and "c" since that
150       would be very wasteful. Instead, you should use a temporary for "b*c".
151
152       inner2 processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
153       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
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155   inner2d
156         Signature: (a(n,m); b(n,m); [o]c())
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158       Inner product over 2 dimensions.
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160       Equivalent to
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162        $c = inner($x->clump(2), $y->clump(2))
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164       inner2d processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
165       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
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167   inner2t
168         Signature: (a(j,n); b(n,m); c(m,k); [t]tmp(n,k); [o]d(j,k)))
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170       Efficient Triple matrix product "a*b*c"
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172       Efficiency comes from by using the temporary "tmp". This operation only
173       scales as "N**3" whereas threading using "inner2" would scale as
174       "N**4".
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176       The reason for having this routine is that you do not need to have the
177       same thread-dimensions for "tmp" as for the other arguments, which in
178       case of large numbers of matrices makes this much more memory-
179       efficient.
180
181       It is hoped that things like this could be taken care of as a kind of
182       closures at some point.
183
184       inner2t processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
185       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
186
187   crossp
188         Signature: (a(tri=3); b(tri); [o] c(tri))
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190       Cross product of two 3D vectors
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192       After
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194        $c = crossp $x, $y
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196       the inner product "$c*$x" and "$c*$y" will be zero, i.e. $c is
197       orthogonal to $x and $y
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199       crossp does not process bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of
200       all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
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202   norm
203         Signature: (vec(n); [o] norm(n))
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205       Normalises a vector to unit Euclidean length
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207       norm processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
208       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
209
210   indadd
211         Signature: (a(); indx ind(); [o] sum(m))
212
213       Threaded Index Add: Add "a" to the "ind" element of "sum", i.e:
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215        sum(ind) += a
216
217       Simple Example:
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219         $x = 2;
220         $ind = 3;
221         $sum = zeroes(10);
222         indadd($x,$ind, $sum);
223         print $sum
224         #Result: ( 2 added to element 3 of $sum)
225         # [0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0]
226
227       Threaded Example:
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229         $x = pdl( 1,2,3);
230         $ind = pdl( 1,4,6);
231         $sum = zeroes(10);
232         indadd($x,$ind, $sum);
233         print $sum."\n";
234         #Result: ( 1, 2, and 3 added to elements 1,4,6 $sum)
235         # [0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0]
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237       The routine barfs if any of the indices are bad.
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239   conv1d
240         Signature: (a(m); kern(p); [o]b(m); int reflect)
241
242       1D convolution along first dimension
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244       The m-th element of the discrete convolution of an input piddle $a of
245       size $M, and a kernel piddle $kern of size $P, is calculated as
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247                                     n = ($P-1)/2
248                                     ====
249                                     \
250         ($a conv1d $kern)[m]   =     >      $a_ext[m - n] * $kern[n]
251                                     /
252                                     ====
253                                     n = -($P-1)/2
254
255       where $a_ext is either the periodic (or reflected) extension of $a so
256       it is equal to $a on " 0..$M-1 " and equal to the corresponding
257       periodic/reflected image of $a outside that range.
258
259         $con = conv1d sequence(10), pdl(-1,0,1);
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261         $con = conv1d sequence(10), pdl(-1,0,1), {Boundary => 'reflect'};
262
263       By default, periodic boundary conditions are assumed (i.e. wrap
264       around).  Alternatively, you can request reflective boundary conditions
265       using the "Boundary" option:
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267         {Boundary => 'reflect'} # case in 'reflect' doesn't matter
268
269       The convolution is performed along the first dimension. To apply it
270       across another dimension use the slicing routines, e.g.
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272         $y = $x->mv(2,0)->conv1d($kernel)->mv(0,2); # along third dim
273
274       This function is useful for threaded filtering of 1D signals.
275
276       Compare also conv2d, convolve, fftconvolve, fftwconv, rfftwconv
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278       WARNING: "conv1d" processes bad values in its inputs as the numeric
279       value of "$pdl->badvalue" so it is not recommended for processing pdls
280       with bad values in them unless special care is taken.
281
282       conv1d ignores the bad-value flag of the input piddles.  It will set
283       the bad-value flag of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of
284       the input piddles.
285
286   in
287         Signature: (a(); b(n); [o] c())
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289       test if a is in the set of values b
290
291          $goodmsk = $labels->in($goodlabels);
292          print pdl(3,1,4,6,2)->in(pdl(2,3,3));
293         [1 0 0 0 1]
294
295       "in" is akin to the is an element of of set theory. In principle, PDL
296       threading could be used to achieve its functionality by using a
297       construct like
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299          $msk = ($labels->dummy(0) == $goodlabels)->orover;
300
301       However, "in" doesn't create a (potentially large) intermediate and is
302       generally faster.
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304       in does not process bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
305       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
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307   uniq
308       return all unique elements of a piddle
309
310       The unique elements are returned in ascending order.
311
312         PDL> p pdl(2,2,2,4,0,-1,6,6)->uniq
313         [-1 0 2 4 6]     # 0 is returned 2nd (sorted order)
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315         PDL> p pdl(2,2,2,4,nan,-1,6,6)->uniq
316         [-1 2 4 6 nan]   # NaN value is returned at end
317
318       Note: The returned pdl is 1D; any structure of the input piddle is
319       lost.  "NaN" values are never compare equal to any other values, even
320       themselves.  As a result, they are always unique. "uniq" returns the
321       NaN values at the end of the result piddle.  This follows the Matlab
322       usage.
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324       See "uniqind" if you need the indices of the unique elements rather
325       than the values.
326
327       Bad values are not considered unique by uniq and are ignored.
328
329        $x=sequence(10);
330        $x=$x->setbadif($x%3);
331        print $x->uniq;
332        [0 3 6 9]
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334   uniqind
335       Return the indices of all unique elements of a piddle The order is in
336       the order of the values to be consistent with uniq. "NaN" values never
337       compare equal with any other value and so are always unique.  This
338       follows the Matlab usage.
339
340         PDL> p pdl(2,2,2,4,0,-1,6,6)->uniqind
341         [5 4 1 3 6]     # the 0 at index 4 is returned 2nd, but...
342
343         PDL> p pdl(2,2,2,4,nan,-1,6,6)->uniqind
344         [5 1 3 6 4]     # ...the NaN at index 4 is returned at end
345
346       Note: The returned pdl is 1D; any structure of the input piddle is
347       lost.
348
349       See "uniq" if you want the unique values instead of the indices.
350
351       Bad values are not considered unique by uniqind and are ignored.
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353   uniqvec
354       Return all unique vectors out of a collection
355
356         NOTE: If any vectors in the input piddle have NaN values
357         they are returned at the end of the non-NaN ones.  This is
358         because, by definition, NaN values never compare equal with
359         any other value.
360
361         NOTE: The current implementation does not sort the vectors
362         containing NaN values.
363
364       The unique vectors are returned in lexicographically sorted ascending
365       order. The 0th dimension of the input PDL is treated as a dimensional
366       index within each vector, and the 1st and any higher dimensions are
367       taken to run across vectors. The return value is always 2D; any
368       structure of the input PDL (beyond using the 0th dimension for vector
369       index) is lost.
370
371       See also "uniq" for a unique list of scalars; and qsortvec for sorting
372       a list of vectors lexicographcally.
373
374       If a vector contains all bad values, it is ignored as in "uniq".  If
375       some of the values are good, it is treated as a normal vector. For
376       example, [1 2 BAD] and [BAD 2 3] could be returned, but [BAD BAD BAD]
377       could not.  Vectors containing BAD values will be returned after any
378       non-NaN and non-BAD containing vectors, followed by the NaN vectors.
379
380   hclip
381         Signature: (a(); b(); [o] c())
382
383       clip (threshold) $a by $b ($b is upper bound)
384
385       hclip processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
386       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
387
388   lclip
389         Signature: (a(); b(); [o] c())
390
391       clip (threshold) $a by $b ($b is lower bound)
392
393       lclip processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
394       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
395
396   clip
397       Clip (threshold) a piddle by (optional) upper or lower bounds.
398
399        $y = $x->clip(0,3);
400        $c = $x->clip(undef, $x);
401
402       clip handles bad values since it is just a wrapper around "hclip" and
403       "lclip".
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405   clip
406         Signature: (a(); l(); h(); [o] c())
407
408       info not available
409
410       clip processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
411       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
412
413   wtstat
414         Signature: (a(n); wt(n); avg(); [o]b(); int deg)
415
416       Weighted statistical moment of given degree
417
418       This calculates a weighted statistic over the vector "a".  The formula
419       is
420
421        b() = (sum_i wt_i * (a_i ** degree - avg)) / (sum_i wt_i)
422
423       Bad values are ignored in any calculation; $b will only have its bad
424       flag set if the output contains any bad data.
425
426   statsover
427         Signature: (a(n); w(n); float+ [o]avg(); float+ [o]prms(); int+ [o]median(); int+ [o]min(); int+ [o]max(); float+ [o]adev(); float+ [o]rms())
428
429       Calculate useful statistics over a dimension of a piddle
430
431         ($mean,$prms,$median,$min,$max,$adev,$rms) = statsover($piddle, $weights);
432
433       This utility function calculates various useful quantities of a piddle.
434       These are:
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436       •  the mean:
437
438            MEAN = sum (x)/ N
439
440          with "N" being the number of elements in x
441
442       •  the population RMS deviation from the mean:
443
444            PRMS = sqrt( sum( (x-mean(x))^2 )/(N-1)
445
446          The population deviation is the best-estimate of the deviation of
447          the population from which a sample is drawn.
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449       •  the median
450
451          The median is the 50th percentile data value.  Median is found by
452          medover, so WEIGHTING IS IGNORED FOR THE MEDIAN CALCULATION.
453
454       •  the minimum
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456       •  the maximum
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458       •  the average absolute deviation:
459
460            AADEV = sum( abs(x-mean(x)) )/N
461
462       •  RMS deviation from the mean:
463
464            RMS = sqrt(sum( (x-mean(x))^2 )/N)
465
466          (also known as the root-mean-square deviation, or the square root of
467          the variance)
468
469       This operator is a projection operator so the calculation will take
470       place over the final dimension. Thus if the input is N-dimensional each
471       returned value will be N-1 dimensional, to calculate the statistics for
472       the entire piddle either use "clump(-1)" directly on the piddle or call
473       "stats".
474
475       Bad values are simply ignored in the calculation, effectively reducing
476       the sample size.  If all data are bad then the output data are marked
477       bad.
478
479   stats
480       Calculates useful statistics on a piddle
481
482        ($mean,$prms,$median,$min,$max,$adev,$rms) = stats($piddle,[$weights]);
483
484       This utility calculates all the most useful quantities in one call.  It
485       works the same way as "statsover", except that the quantities are
486       calculated considering the entire input PDL as a single sample, rather
487       than as a collection of rows. See "statsover" for definitions of the
488       returned quantities.
489
490       Bad values are handled; if all input values are bad, then all of the
491       output values are flagged bad.
492
493   histogram
494         Signature: (in(n); int+[o] hist(m); double step; double min; int msize => m)
495
496       Calculates a histogram for given stepsize and minimum.
497
498        $h = histogram($data, $step, $min, $numbins);
499        $hist = zeroes $numbins;  # Put histogram in existing piddle.
500        histogram($data, $hist, $step, $min, $numbins);
501
502       The histogram will contain $numbins bins starting from $min, each $step
503       wide. The value in each bin is the number of values in $data that lie
504       within the bin limits.
505
506       Data below the lower limit is put in the first bin, and data above the
507       upper limit is put in the last bin.
508
509       The output is reset in a different threadloop so that you can take a
510       histogram of "$a(10,12)" into "$b(15)" and get the result you want.
511
512       For a higher-level interface, see hist.
513
514        pdl> p histogram(pdl(1,1,2),1,0,3)
515        [0 2 1]
516
517       histogram processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
518       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
519
520   whistogram
521         Signature: (in(n); float+ wt(n);float+[o] hist(m); double step; double min; int msize => m)
522
523       Calculates a histogram from weighted data for given stepsize and
524       minimum.
525
526        $h = whistogram($data, $weights, $step, $min, $numbins);
527        $hist = zeroes $numbins;  # Put histogram in existing piddle.
528        whistogram($data, $weights, $hist, $step, $min, $numbins);
529
530       The histogram will contain $numbins bins starting from $min, each $step
531       wide. The value in each bin is the sum of the values in $weights that
532       correspond to values in $data that lie within the bin limits.
533
534       Data below the lower limit is put in the first bin, and data above the
535       upper limit is put in the last bin.
536
537       The output is reset in a different threadloop so that you can take a
538       histogram of "$a(10,12)" into "$b(15)" and get the result you want.
539
540        pdl> p whistogram(pdl(1,1,2), pdl(0.1,0.1,0.5), 1, 0, 4)
541        [0 0.2 0.5 0]
542
543       whistogram processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
544       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
545
546   histogram2d
547         Signature: (ina(n); inb(n); int+[o] hist(ma,mb); double stepa; double mina; int masize => ma;
548                            double stepb; double minb; int mbsize => mb;)
549
550       Calculates a 2d histogram.
551
552        $h = histogram2d($datax, $datay, $stepx, $minx,
553              $nbinx, $stepy, $miny, $nbiny);
554        $hist = zeroes $nbinx, $nbiny;  # Put histogram in existing piddle.
555        histogram2d($datax, $datay, $hist, $stepx, $minx,
556              $nbinx, $stepy, $miny, $nbiny);
557
558       The histogram will contain $nbinx x $nbiny bins, with the lower limits
559       of the first one at "($minx, $miny)", and with bin size "($stepx,
560       $stepy)".  The value in each bin is the number of values in $datax and
561       $datay that lie within the bin limits.
562
563       Data below the lower limit is put in the first bin, and data above the
564       upper limit is put in the last bin.
565
566        pdl> p histogram2d(pdl(1,1,1,2,2),pdl(2,1,1,1,1),1,0,3,1,0,3)
567        [
568         [0 0 0]
569         [0 2 2]
570         [0 1 0]
571        ]
572
573       histogram2d processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of
574       all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
575
576   whistogram2d
577         Signature: (ina(n); inb(n); float+ wt(n);float+[o] hist(ma,mb); double stepa; double mina; int masize => ma;
578                            double stepb; double minb; int mbsize => mb;)
579
580       Calculates a 2d histogram from weighted data.
581
582        $h = whistogram2d($datax, $datay, $weights,
583              $stepx, $minx, $nbinx, $stepy, $miny, $nbiny);
584        $hist = zeroes $nbinx, $nbiny;  # Put histogram in existing piddle.
585        whistogram2d($datax, $datay, $weights, $hist,
586              $stepx, $minx, $nbinx, $stepy, $miny, $nbiny);
587
588       The histogram will contain $nbinx x $nbiny bins, with the lower limits
589       of the first one at "($minx, $miny)", and with bin size "($stepx,
590       $stepy)".  The value in each bin is the sum of the values in $weights
591       that correspond to values in $datax and $datay that lie within the bin
592       limits.
593
594       Data below the lower limit is put in the first bin, and data above the
595       upper limit is put in the last bin.
596
597        pdl> p whistogram2d(pdl(1,1,1,2,2),pdl(2,1,1,1,1),pdl(0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5),1,0,3,1,0,3)
598        [
599         [  0   0   0]
600         [  0 0.5 0.9]
601         [  0 0.1   0]
602        ]
603
604       whistogram2d processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of
605       all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
606
607   fibonacci
608         Signature: ([o]x(n))
609
610       Constructor - a vector with Fibonacci's sequence
611
612       fibonacci does not process bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag
613       of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
614
615   append
616         Signature: (a(n); b(m); [o] c(mn))
617
618       append two piddles by concatenating along their first dimensions
619
620        $x = ones(2,4,7);
621        $y = sequence 5;
622        $c = $x->append($y);  # size of $c is now (7,4,7) (a jumbo-piddle ;)
623
624       "append" appends two piddles along their first dimensions. The rest of
625       the dimensions must be compatible in the threading sense. The resulting
626       size of the first dimension is the sum of the sizes of the first
627       dimensions of the two argument piddles - i.e. "n + m".
628
629       Similar functions include "glue" (below), which can append more than
630       two piddles along an arbitrary dimension, and cat, which can append
631       more than two piddles that all have the same sized dimensions.
632
633       append does not process bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of
634       all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
635
636   glue
637         $c = $x->glue(<dim>,$y,...)
638
639       Glue two or more PDLs together along an arbitrary dimension (N-D
640       "append").
641
642       Sticks $x, $y, and all following arguments together along the specified
643       dimension.  All other dimensions must be compatible in the threading
644       sense.
645
646       Glue is permissive, in the sense that every PDL is treated as having an
647       infinite number of trivial dimensions of order 1 -- so "$x->glue(3,$y)"
648       works, even if $x and $y are only one dimensional.
649
650       If one of the PDLs has no elements, it is ignored.  Likewise, if one of
651       them is actually the undefined value, it is treated as if it had no
652       elements.
653
654       If the first parameter is a defined perl scalar rather than a pdl, then
655       it is taken as a dimension along which to glue everything else, so you
656       can say "$cube = PDL::glue(3,@image_list);" if you like.
657
658       "glue" is implemented in pdl, using a combination of xchg and "append".
659       It should probably be updated (one day) to a pure PP function.
660
661       Similar functions include "append" (above), which appends only two
662       piddles along their first dimension, and cat, which can append more
663       than two piddles that all have the same sized dimensions.
664
665   axisvalues
666         Signature: ([o,nc]a(n))
667
668       Internal routine
669
670       "axisvalues" is the internal primitive that implements axisvals and
671       alters its argument.
672
673       axisvalues does not process bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag
674       of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
675
676   random
677       Constructor which returns piddle of random numbers
678
679        $x = random([type], $nx, $ny, $nz,...);
680        $x = random $y;
681
682       etc (see zeroes).
683
684       This is the uniform distribution between 0 and 1 (assumedly excluding 1
685       itself). The arguments are the same as "zeroes" (q.v.) - i.e. one can
686       specify dimensions, types or give a template.
687
688       You can use the perl function srand to seed the random generator. For
689       further details consult Perl's  srand documentation.
690
691   randsym
692       Constructor which returns piddle of random numbers
693
694        $x = randsym([type], $nx, $ny, $nz,...);
695        $x = randsym $y;
696
697       etc (see zeroes).
698
699       This is the uniform distribution between 0 and 1 (excluding both 0 and
700       1, cf "random"). The arguments are the same as "zeroes" (q.v.) - i.e.
701       one can specify dimensions, types or give a template.
702
703       You can use the perl function srand to seed the random generator. For
704       further details consult Perl's  srand documentation.
705
706   grandom
707       Constructor which returns piddle of Gaussian random numbers
708
709        $x = grandom([type], $nx, $ny, $nz,...);
710        $x = grandom $y;
711
712       etc (see zeroes).
713
714       This is generated using the math library routine "ndtri".
715
716       Mean = 0, Stddev = 1
717
718       You can use the perl function srand to seed the random generator. For
719       further details consult Perl's  srand documentation.
720
721   vsearch
722         Signature: ( vals(); xs(n); [o] indx(); [\%options] )
723
724       Efficiently search for values in a sorted piddle, returning indices.
725
726         $idx = vsearch( $vals, $x, [\%options] );
727         vsearch( $vals, $x, $idx, [\%options ] );
728
729       vsearch performs a binary search in the ordered piddle $x, for the
730       values from $vals piddle, returning indices into $x.  What is a
731       "match", and the meaning of the returned indices, are determined by the
732       options.
733
734       The "mode" option indicates which method of searching to use, and may
735       be one of:
736
737       "sample"
738           invoke vsearch_sample, returning indices appropriate for sampling
739           within a distribution.
740
741       "insert_leftmost"
742           invoke vsearch_insert_leftmost, returning the left-most possible
743           insertion point which still leaves the piddle sorted.
744
745       "insert_rightmost"
746           invoke vsearch_insert_rightmost, returning the right-most possible
747           insertion point which still leaves the piddle sorted.
748
749       "match"
750           invoke vsearch_match, returning the index of a matching element,
751           else -(insertion point + 1)
752
753       "bin_inclusive"
754           invoke vsearch_bin_inclusive, returning an index appropriate for
755           binning on a grid where the left bin edges are inclusive of the
756           bin. See below for further explanation of the bin.
757
758       "bin_exclusive"
759           invoke vsearch_bin_exclusive, returning an index appropriate for
760           binning on a grid where the left bin edges are exclusive of the
761           bin. See below for further explanation of the bin.
762
763       The default value of "mode" is "sample".
764
765         use PDL;
766
767         my @modes = qw( sample insert_leftmost insert_rightmost match
768                         bin_inclusive bin_exclusive );
769
770         # Generate a sequence of 3 zeros, 3 ones, ..., 3 fours.
771         my $x = zeroes(3,5)->yvals->flat;
772
773         for my $mode ( @modes ) {
774           # if the value is in $x
775           my $contained = 2;
776           my $idx_contained = vsearch( $contained, $x, { mode => $mode } );
777           my $x_contained = $x->copy;
778           $x_contained->slice( $idx_contained ) .= 9;
779
780           # if the value is not in $x
781           my $not_contained = 1.5;
782           my $idx_not_contained = vsearch( $not_contained, $x, { mode => $mode } );
783           my $x_not_contained = $x->copy;
784           $x_not_contained->slice( $idx_not_contained ) .= 9;
785
786           print sprintf("%-23s%30s\n", '$x', $x);
787           print sprintf("%-23s%30s\n",   "$mode ($contained)", $x_contained);
788           print sprintf("%-23s%30s\n\n", "$mode ($not_contained)", $x_not_contained);
789         }
790
791         # $x                     [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
792         # sample (2)             [0 0 0 1 1 1 9 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
793         # sample (1.5)           [0 0 0 1 1 1 9 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
794         #
795         # $x                     [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
796         # insert_leftmost (2)    [0 0 0 1 1 1 9 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
797         # insert_leftmost (1.5)  [0 0 0 1 1 1 9 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
798         #
799         # $x                     [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
800         # insert_rightmost (2)   [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 9 3 3 4 4 4]
801         # insert_rightmost (1.5) [0 0 0 1 1 1 9 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
802         #
803         # $x                     [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
804         # match (2)              [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 9 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
805         # match (1.5)            [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 9 3 3 3 4 4 4]
806         #
807         # $x                     [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
808         # bin_inclusive (2)      [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 9 3 3 3 4 4 4]
809         # bin_inclusive (1.5)    [0 0 0 1 1 9 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
810         #
811         # $x                     [0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
812         # bin_exclusive (2)      [0 0 0 1 1 9 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
813         # bin_exclusive (1.5)    [0 0 0 1 1 9 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4]
814
815       Also see vsearch_sample, vsearch_insert_leftmost,
816       vsearch_insert_rightmost, vsearch_match, vsearch_bin_inclusive, and
817       vsearch_bin_exclusive
818
819   vsearch_sample
820         Signature: (vals(); x(n); indx [o]idx())
821
822       Search for values in a sorted array, return index appropriate for
823       sampling from a distribution
824
825         $idx = vsearch_sample($vals, $x);
826
827       $x must be sorted, but may be in decreasing or increasing order.
828
829       vsearch_sample returns an index I for each value V of $vals appropriate
830       for sampling $vals
831
832       I has the following properties:
833
834       •   if $x is sorted in increasing order
835
836                     V <= x[0]  : I = 0
837             x[0]  < V <= x[-1] : I s.t. x[I-1] < V <= x[I]
838             x[-1] < V          : I = $x->nelem -1
839
840       •   if $x is sorted in decreasing order
841
842                      V > x[0]  : I = 0
843             x[0]  >= V > x[-1] : I s.t. x[I] >= V > x[I+1]
844             x[-1] >= V         : I = $x->nelem - 1
845
846       If all elements of $x are equal, I = $x->nelem - 1.
847
848       If $x contains duplicated elements, I is the index of the leftmost (by
849       position in array) duplicate if V matches.
850
851       This function is useful e.g. when you have a list of probabilities for
852       events and want to generate indices to events:
853
854        $x = pdl(.01,.86,.93,1); # Barnsley IFS probabilities cumulatively
855        $y = random 20;
856        $c = vsearch_sample($y, $x); # Now, $c will have the appropriate distr.
857
858       It is possible to use the cumusumover function to obtain cumulative
859       probabilities from absolute probabilities.
860
861       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
862
863   vsearch_insert_leftmost
864         Signature: (vals(); x(n); indx [o]idx())
865
866       Determine the insertion point for values in a sorted array, inserting
867       before duplicates.
868
869         $idx = vsearch_insert_leftmost($vals, $x);
870
871       $x must be sorted, but may be in decreasing or increasing order.
872
873       vsearch_insert_leftmost returns an index I for each value V of $vals
874       equal to the leftmost position (by index in array) within $x that V may
875       be inserted and still maintain the order in $x.
876
877       Insertion at index I involves shifting elements I and higher of $x to
878       the right by one and setting the now empty element at index I to V.
879
880       I has the following properties:
881
882       •   if $x is sorted in increasing order
883
884                     V <= x[0]  : I = 0
885             x[0]  < V <= x[-1] : I s.t. x[I-1] < V <= x[I]
886             x[-1] < V          : I = $x->nelem
887
888       •   if $x is sorted in decreasing order
889
890                      V >  x[0]  : I = -1
891             x[0]  >= V >= x[-1] : I s.t. x[I] >= V > x[I+1]
892             x[-1] >= V          : I = $x->nelem -1
893
894       If all elements of $x are equal,
895
896           i = 0
897
898       If $x contains duplicated elements, I is the index of the leftmost (by
899       index in array) duplicate if V matches.
900
901       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
902
903   vsearch_insert_rightmost
904         Signature: (vals(); x(n); indx [o]idx())
905
906       Determine the insertion point for values in a sorted array, inserting
907       after duplicates.
908
909         $idx = vsearch_insert_rightmost($vals, $x);
910
911       $x must be sorted, but may be in decreasing or increasing order.
912
913       vsearch_insert_rightmost returns an index I for each value V of $vals
914       equal to the rightmost position (by index in array) within $x that V
915       may be inserted and still maintain the order in $x.
916
917       Insertion at index I involves shifting elements I and higher of $x to
918       the right by one and setting the now empty element at index I to V.
919
920       I has the following properties:
921
922       •   if $x is sorted in increasing order
923
924                      V < x[0]  : I = 0
925             x[0]  <= V < x[-1] : I s.t. x[I-1] <= V < x[I]
926             x[-1] <= V         : I = $x->nelem
927
928       •   if $x is sorted in decreasing order
929
930                     V >= x[0]  : I = -1
931             x[0]  > V >= x[-1] : I s.t. x[I] >= V > x[I+1]
932             x[-1] > V          : I = $x->nelem -1
933
934       If all elements of $x are equal,
935
936           i = $x->nelem - 1
937
938       If $x contains duplicated elements, I is the index of the leftmost (by
939       index in array) duplicate if V matches.
940
941       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
942
943   vsearch_match
944         Signature: (vals(); x(n); indx [o]idx())
945
946       Match values against a sorted array.
947
948         $idx = vsearch_match($vals, $x);
949
950       $x must be sorted, but may be in decreasing or increasing order.
951
952       vsearch_match returns an index I for each value V of $vals.  If V
953       matches an element in $x, I is the index of that element, otherwise it
954       is -( insertion_point + 1 ), where insertion_point is an index in $x
955       where V may be inserted while maintaining the order in $x.  If $x has
956       duplicated values, I may refer to any of them.
957
958       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
959
960   vsearch_bin_inclusive
961         Signature: (vals(); x(n); indx [o]idx())
962
963       Determine the index for values in a sorted array of bins, lower bound
964       inclusive.
965
966         $idx = vsearch_bin_inclusive($vals, $x);
967
968       $x must be sorted, but may be in decreasing or increasing order.
969
970       $x represents the edges of contiguous bins, with the first and last
971       elements representing the outer edges of the outer bins, and the inner
972       elements the shared bin edges.
973
974       The lower bound of a bin is inclusive to the bin, its outer bound is
975       exclusive to it.  vsearch_bin_inclusive returns an index I for each
976       value V of $vals
977
978       I has the following properties:
979
980       •   if $x is sorted in increasing order
981
982                      V < x[0]  : I = -1
983             x[0]  <= V < x[-1] : I s.t. x[I] <= V < x[I+1]
984             x[-1] <= V         : I = $x->nelem - 1
985
986       •   if $x is sorted in decreasing order
987
988                      V >= x[0]  : I = 0
989             x[0]  >  V >= x[-1] : I s.t. x[I+1] > V >= x[I]
990             x[-1] >  V          : I = $x->nelem
991
992       If all elements of $x are equal,
993
994           i = $x->nelem - 1
995
996       If $x contains duplicated elements, I is the index of the righmost (by
997       index in array) duplicate if V matches.
998
999       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
1000
1001   vsearch_bin_exclusive
1002         Signature: (vals(); x(n); indx [o]idx())
1003
1004       Determine the index for values in a sorted array of bins, lower bound
1005       exclusive.
1006
1007         $idx = vsearch_bin_exclusive($vals, $x);
1008
1009       $x must be sorted, but may be in decreasing or increasing order.
1010
1011       $x represents the edges of contiguous bins, with the first and last
1012       elements representing the outer edges of the outer bins, and the inner
1013       elements the shared bin edges.
1014
1015       The lower bound of a bin is exclusive to the bin, its upper bound is
1016       inclusive to it.  vsearch_bin_exclusive returns an index I for each
1017       value V of $vals.
1018
1019       I has the following properties:
1020
1021       •   if $x is sorted in increasing order
1022
1023                      V <= x[0]  : I = -1
1024             x[0]  <  V <= x[-1] : I s.t. x[I] < V <= x[I+1]
1025             x[-1] <  V          : I = $x->nelem - 1
1026
1027       •   if $x is sorted in decreasing order
1028
1029                      V >  x[0]  : I = 0
1030             x[0]  >= V >  x[-1] : I s.t. x[I-1] >= V > x[I]
1031             x[-1] >= V          : I = $x->nelem
1032
1033       If all elements of $x are equal,
1034
1035           i = $x->nelem - 1
1036
1037       If $x contains duplicated elements, I is the index of the righmost (by
1038       index in array) duplicate if V matches.
1039
1040       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
1041
1042   interpolate
1043         Signature: (xi(); x(n); y(n); [o] yi(); int [o] err())
1044
1045       routine for 1D linear interpolation
1046
1047        ( $yi, $err ) = interpolate($xi, $x, $y)
1048
1049       Given a set of points "($x,$y)", use linear interpolation to find the
1050       values $yi at a set of points $xi.
1051
1052       "interpolate" uses a binary search to find the suspects, er...,
1053       interpolation indices and therefore abscissas (ie $x) have to be
1054       strictly ordered (increasing or decreasing).  For interpolation at lots
1055       of closely spaced abscissas an approach that uses the last index found
1056       as a start for the next search can be faster (compare Numerical Recipes
1057       "hunt" routine). Feel free to implement that on top of the binary
1058       search if you like. For out of bounds values it just does a linear
1059       extrapolation and sets the corresponding element of $err to 1, which is
1060       otherwise 0.
1061
1062       See also "interpol", which uses the same routine, differing only in the
1063       handling of extrapolation - an error message is printed rather than
1064       returning an error piddle.
1065
1066       needs major (?) work to handles bad values
1067
1068   interpol
1069        Signature: (xi(); x(n); y(n); [o] yi())
1070
1071       routine for 1D linear interpolation
1072
1073        $yi = interpol($xi, $x, $y)
1074
1075       "interpol" uses the same search method as "interpolate", hence $x must
1076       be strictly ordered (either increasing or decreasing).  The difference
1077       occurs in the handling of out-of-bounds values; here an error message
1078       is printed.
1079
1080   interpND
1081       Interpolate values from an N-D piddle, with switchable method
1082
1083         $source = 10*xvals(10,10) + yvals(10,10);
1084         $index = pdl([[2.2,3.5],[4.1,5.0]],[[6.0,7.4],[8,9]]);
1085         print $source->interpND( $index );
1086
1087       InterpND acts like indexND, collapsing $index by lookup into $source;
1088       but it does interpolation rather than direct sampling.  The
1089       interpolation method and boundary condition are switchable via an
1090       options hash.
1091
1092       By default, linear or sample interpolation is used, with constant value
1093       outside the boundaries of the source pdl.  No dataflow occurs, because
1094       in general the output is computed rather than indexed.
1095
1096       All the interpolation methods treat the pixels as value-centered, so
1097       the "sample" method will return "$a->(0)" for coordinate values on the
1098       set [-0.5,0.5), and all methods will return "$a->(1)" for a coordinate
1099       value of exactly 1.
1100
1101       Recognized options:
1102
1103       method
1104          Values can be:
1105
1106          •  0, s, sample, Sample (default for integer source types)
1107
1108             The nearest value is taken. Pixels are regarded as centered on
1109             their respective integer coordinates (no offset from the linear
1110             case).
1111
1112          •  1, l, linear, Linear (default for floating point source types)
1113
1114             The values are N-linearly interpolated from an N-dimensional cube
1115             of size 2.
1116
1117          •  3, c, cube, cubic, Cubic
1118
1119             The values are interpolated using a local cubic fit to the data.
1120             The fit is constrained to match the original data and its
1121             derivative at the data points.  The second derivative of the fit
1122             is not continuous at the data points.  Multidimensional datasets
1123             are interpolated by the successive-collapse method.
1124
1125             (Note that the constraint on the first derivative causes a small
1126             amount of ringing around sudden features such as step functions).
1127
1128          •  f, fft, fourier, Fourier
1129
1130             The source is Fourier transformed, and the interpolated values
1131             are explicitly calculated from the coefficients.  The boundary
1132             condition option is ignored -- periodic boundaries are imposed.
1133
1134             If you pass in the option "fft", and it is a list (ARRAY) ref,
1135             then it is a stash for the magnitude and phase of the source FFT.
1136             If the list has two elements then they are taken as already
1137             computed; otherwise they are calculated and put in the stash.
1138
1139       b, bound, boundary, Boundary
1140          This option is passed unmodified into indexND, which is used as the
1141          indexing engine for the interpolation.  Some current allowed values
1142          are 'extend', 'periodic', 'truncate', and 'mirror' (default is
1143          'truncate').
1144
1145       bad
1146          contains the fill value used for 'truncate' boundary.  (default 0)
1147
1148       fft
1149          An array ref whose associated list is used to stash the FFT of the
1150          source data, for the FFT method.
1151
1152   one2nd
1153       Converts a one dimensional index piddle to a set of ND coordinates
1154
1155        @coords=one2nd($x, $indices)
1156
1157       returns an array of piddles containing the ND indexes corresponding to
1158       the one dimensional list indices. The indices are assumed to correspond
1159       to array $x clumped using "clump(-1)". This routine is used in the old
1160       vector form of "whichND", but is useful on its own occasionally.
1161
1162       Returned piddles have the indx datatype.  $indices can have values
1163       larger than "$x->nelem" but negative values in $indices will not give
1164       the answer you expect.
1165
1166        pdl> $x=pdl [[[1,2],[-1,1]], [[0,-3],[3,2]]]; $c=$x->clump(-1)
1167        pdl> $maxind=maximum_ind($c); p $maxind;
1168        6
1169        pdl> print one2nd($x, maximum_ind($c))
1170        0 1 1
1171        pdl> p $x->at(0,1,1)
1172        3
1173
1174   which
1175         Signature: (mask(n); indx [o] inds(m))
1176
1177       Returns indices of non-zero values from a 1-D PDL
1178
1179        $i = which($mask);
1180
1181       returns a pdl with indices for all those elements that are nonzero in
1182       the mask. Note that the returned indices will be 1D. If you feed in a
1183       multidimensional mask, it will be flattened before the indices are
1184       calculated.  See also "whichND" for multidimensional masks.
1185
1186       If you want to index into the original mask or a similar piddle with
1187       output from "which", remember to flatten it before calling index:
1188
1189         $data = random 5, 5;
1190         $idx = which $data > 0.5; # $idx is now 1D
1191         $bigsum = $data->flat->index($idx)->sum;  # flatten before indexing
1192
1193       Compare also "where" for similar functionality.
1194
1195       SEE ALSO:
1196
1197       "which_both" returns separately the indices of both zero and nonzero
1198       values in the mask.
1199
1200       "where" returns associated values from a data PDL, rather than indices
1201       into the mask PDL.
1202
1203       "whichND" returns N-D indices into a multidimensional PDL.
1204
1205        pdl> $x = sequence(10); p $x
1206        [0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]
1207        pdl> $indx = which($x>6); p $indx
1208        [7 8 9]
1209
1210       which processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
1211       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
1212
1213   which_both
1214         Signature: (mask(n); indx [o] inds(m); indx [o]notinds(q))
1215
1216       Returns indices of zero and nonzero values in a mask PDL
1217
1218        ($i, $c_i) = which_both($mask);
1219
1220       This works just as "which", but the complement of $i will be in $c_i.
1221
1222        pdl> $x = sequence(10); p $x
1223        [0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]
1224        pdl> ($small, $big) = which_both ($x >= 5); p "$small\n $big"
1225        [5 6 7 8 9]
1226        [0 1 2 3 4]
1227
1228       which_both processes bad values.  It will set the bad-value flag of all
1229       output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
1230
1231   where
1232       Use a mask to select values from one or more data PDLs
1233
1234       "where" accepts one or more data piddles and a mask piddle.  It returns
1235       a list of output piddles, corresponding to the input data piddles.
1236       Each output piddle is a 1-dimensional list of values in its
1237       corresponding data piddle. The values are drawn from locations where
1238       the mask is nonzero.
1239
1240       The output PDLs are still connected to the original data PDLs, for the
1241       purpose of dataflow.
1242
1243       "where" combines the functionality of "which" and index into a single
1244       operation.
1245
1246       BUGS:
1247
1248       While "where" works OK for most N-dimensional cases, it does not thread
1249       properly over (for example) the (N+1)th dimension in data that is
1250       compared to an N-dimensional mask.  Use "whereND" for that.
1251
1252        $i = $x->where($x+5 > 0); # $i contains those elements of $x
1253                                  # where mask ($x+5 > 0) is 1
1254        $i .= -5;  # Set those elements (of $x) to -5. Together, these
1255                   # commands clamp $x to a maximum of -5.
1256
1257       It is also possible to use the same mask for several piddles with the
1258       same call:
1259
1260        ($i,$j,$k) = where($x,$y,$z, $x+5>0);
1261
1262       Note: $i is always 1-D, even if $x is >1-D.
1263
1264       WARNING: The first argument (the values) and the second argument (the
1265       mask) currently have to have the exact same dimensions (or horrible
1266       things happen). You *cannot* thread over a smaller mask, for example.
1267
1268   whereND
1269       "where" with support for ND masks and threading
1270
1271       "whereND" accepts one or more data piddles and a mask piddle.  It
1272       returns a list of output piddles, corresponding to the input data
1273       piddles.  The values are drawn from locations where the mask is
1274       nonzero.
1275
1276       "whereND" differs from "where" in that the mask dimensionality is
1277       preserved which allows for proper threading of the selection operation
1278       over higher dimensions.
1279
1280       As with "where" the output PDLs are still connected to the original
1281       data PDLs, for the purpose of dataflow.
1282
1283         $sdata = whereND $data, $mask
1284         ($s1, $s2, ..., $sn) = whereND $d1, $d2, ..., $dn, $mask
1285
1286         where
1287
1288           $data is M dimensional
1289           $mask is N < M dimensional
1290           dims($data) 1..N == dims($mask) 1..N
1291           with threading over N+1 to M dimensions
1292
1293         $data   = sequence(4,3,2);   # example data array
1294         $mask4  = (random(4)>0.5);   # example 1-D mask array, has $n4 true values
1295         $mask43 = (random(4,3)>0.5); # example 2-D mask array, has $n43 true values
1296         $sdat4  = whereND $data, $mask4;   # $sdat4 is a [$n4,3,2] pdl
1297         $sdat43 = whereND $data, $mask43;  # $sdat43 is a [$n43,2] pdl
1298
1299       Just as with "where", you can use the returned value in an assignment.
1300       That means that both of these examples are valid:
1301
1302         # Used to create a new slice stored in $sdat4:
1303         $sdat4 = $data->whereND($mask4);
1304         $sdat4 .= 0;
1305         # Used in lvalue context:
1306         $data->whereND($mask4) .= 0;
1307
1308   whichND
1309       Return the coordinates of non-zero values in a mask.
1310
1311       WhichND returns the N-dimensional coordinates of each nonzero value in
1312       a mask PDL with any number of dimensions.  The returned values arrive
1313       as an array-of-vectors suitable for use in indexND or range.
1314
1315        $coords = whichND($mask);
1316
1317       returns a PDL containing the coordinates of the elements that are non-
1318       zero in $mask, suitable for use in indexND.  The 0th dimension contains
1319       the full coordinate listing of each point; the 1st dimension lists all
1320       the points.  For example, if $mask has rank 4 and 100 matching
1321       elements, then $coords has dimension 4x100.
1322
1323       If no such elements exist, then whichND returns a structured empty PDL:
1324       an Nx0 PDL that contains no values (but matches, threading-wise, with
1325       the vectors that would be produced if such elements existed).
1326
1327       DEPRECATED BEHAVIOR IN LIST CONTEXT:
1328
1329       whichND once delivered different values in list context than in scalar
1330       context, for historical reasons.  In list context, it returned the
1331       coordinates transposed, as a collection of 1-PDLs (one per dimension)
1332       in a list.  This usage is deprecated in PDL 2.4.10, and will cause a
1333       warning to be issued every time it is encountered.  To avoid the
1334       warning, you can set the global variable "$PDL::whichND" to 's' to get
1335       scalar behavior in all contexts, or to 'l' to get list behavior in list
1336       context.
1337
1338       In later versions of PDL, the deprecated behavior will disappear.
1339       Deprecated list context whichND expressions can be replaced with:
1340
1341           @list = $x->whichND->mv(0,-1)->dog;
1342
1343       SEE ALSO:
1344
1345       "which" finds coordinates of nonzero values in a 1-D mask.
1346
1347       "where" extracts values from a data PDL that are associated with
1348       nonzero values in a mask PDL.
1349
1350        pdl> $s=sequence(10,10,3,4)
1351        pdl> ($x, $y, $z, $w)=whichND($s == 203); p $x, $y, $z, $w
1352        [3] [0] [2] [0]
1353        pdl> print $s->at(list(cat($x,$y,$z,$w)))
1354        203
1355
1356   setops
1357       Implements simple set operations like union and intersection
1358
1359          Usage: $set = setops($x, <OPERATOR>, $y);
1360
1361       The operator can be "OR", "XOR" or "AND". This is then applied to $x
1362       viewed as a set and $y viewed as a set. Set theory says that a set may
1363       not have two or more identical elements, but setops takes care of this
1364       for you, so "$x=pdl(1,1,2)" is OK. The functioning is as follows:
1365
1366       "OR"
1367           The resulting vector will contain the elements that are either in
1368           $x or in $y or both. This is the union in set operation terms
1369
1370       "XOR"
1371           The resulting vector will contain the elements that are either in
1372           $x or $y, but not in both. This is
1373
1374                Union($x, $y) - Intersection($x, $y)
1375
1376           in set operation terms.
1377
1378       "AND"
1379           The resulting vector will contain the intersection of $x and $y, so
1380           the elements that are in both $x and $y. Note that for convenience
1381           this operation is also aliased to "intersect".
1382
1383       It should be emphasized that these routines are used when one or both
1384       of the sets $x, $y are hard to calculate or that you get from a
1385       separate subroutine.
1386
1387       Finally IDL users might be familiar with Craig Markwardt's
1388       "cmset_op.pro" routine which has inspired this routine although it was
1389       written independently However the present routine has a few less
1390       options (but see the examples)
1391
1392       You will very often use these functions on an index vector, so that is
1393       what we will show here. We will in fact something slightly silly. First
1394       we will find all squares that are also cubes below 10000.
1395
1396       Create a sequence vector:
1397
1398         pdl> $x = sequence(10000)
1399
1400       Find all odd and even elements:
1401
1402         pdl> ($even, $odd) = which_both( ($x % 2) == 0)
1403
1404       Find all squares
1405
1406         pdl> $squares= which(ceil(sqrt($x)) == floor(sqrt($x)))
1407
1408       Find all cubes (being careful with roundoff error!)
1409
1410         pdl> $cubes= which(ceil($x**(1.0/3.0)) == floor($x**(1.0/3.0)+1e-6))
1411
1412       Then find all squares that are cubes:
1413
1414         pdl> $both = setops($squares, 'AND', $cubes)
1415
1416       And print these (assumes that "PDL::NiceSlice" is loaded!)
1417
1418         pdl> p $x($both)
1419          [0 1 64 729 4096]
1420
1421       Then find all numbers that are either cubes or squares, but not both:
1422
1423         pdl> $cube_xor_square = setops($squares, 'XOR', $cubes)
1424
1425         pdl> p $cube_xor_square->nelem()
1426          112
1427
1428       So there are a total of 112 of these!
1429
1430       Finally find all odd squares:
1431
1432         pdl> $odd_squares = setops($squares, 'AND', $odd)
1433
1434       Another common occurrence is to want to get all objects that are in $x
1435       and in the complement of $y. But it is almost always best to create the
1436       complement explicitly since the universe that both are taken from is
1437       not known. Thus use "which_both" if possible to keep track of
1438       complements.
1439
1440       If this is impossible the best approach is to make a temporary:
1441
1442       This creates an index vector the size of the universe of the sets and
1443       set all elements in $y to 0
1444
1445         pdl> $tmp = ones($n_universe); $tmp($y) .= 0;
1446
1447       This then finds the complement of $y
1448
1449         pdl> $C_b = which($tmp == 1);
1450
1451       and this does the final selection:
1452
1453         pdl> $set = setops($x, 'AND', $C_b)
1454
1455   intersect
1456       Calculate the intersection of two piddles
1457
1458          Usage: $set = intersect($x, $y);
1459
1460       This routine is merely a simple interface to "setops". See that for
1461       more information
1462
1463       Find all numbers less that 100 that are of the form 2*y and 3*x
1464
1465        pdl> $x=sequence(100)
1466        pdl> $factor2 = which( ($x % 2) == 0)
1467        pdl> $factor3 = which( ($x % 3) == 0)
1468        pdl> $ii=intersect($factor2, $factor3)
1469        pdl> p $x($ii)
1470        [0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96]
1471

AUTHOR

1473       Copyright (C) Tuomas J. Lukka 1997 (lukka@husc.harvard.edu).
1474       Contributions by Christian Soeller (c.soeller@auckland.ac.nz), Karl
1475       Glazebrook (kgb@aaoepp.aao.gov.au), Craig DeForest
1476       (deforest@boulder.swri.edu) and Jarle Brinchmann (jarle@astro.up.pt)
1477       All rights reserved. There is no warranty. You are allowed to
1478       redistribute this software / documentation under certain conditions.
1479       For details, see the file COPYING in the PDL distribution. If this file
1480       is separated from the PDL distribution, the copyright notice should be
1481       included in the file.
1482
1483       Updated for CPAN viewing compatibility by David Mertens.
1484
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