Re: [boost] Re: slicing and ranges of matrices

From: Toon Knapen (toon.knapen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-22 14:14:25

rgarcia1771 wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> --- In boost_at_y..., Toon Knapen <toon.knapen_at_s...> wrote:
> 
> 
>>The most important difference with Blitz++ is that slicing in Blitz++ 
>>speak means also reducing the order of the array. In ublas & 
>>multi_array, slicing means a 'strided range'. I think it is
>>
> important to 
> 
>>define concepts in conformance with Blitz++ as it's still one of the 
>>default array libraries out there.
>>
> 
> I didn't mean to refer to "slicing" in the multi_array documentation.
>  I am in the process of rewriting it.  If I recall correctly, the
> Blitz documentation separates the ideas of "subarray" and "slicing"
> (I'll have to check).  I meant to combine the concepts under the idea
> of "views."  What Blitz refers to as a slice, I meant to be a
> considered a view with degenerate dimensions.  I would like the
> terminology to be at least self-consistent.  

Yes, I like the term 'degenerate dimension' more clear as slicing.