dscal
Multiply a double-precision floating-point vector
x
by a constantalpha
.
Usage
var dscal = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/dscal' );
dscal( N, alpha, x, stride )
Multiplies a double-precision floating-point vector x
by a constant alpha
.
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
var x = new Float64Array( [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ] );
dscal( x.length, 5.0, x, 1 );
// x => <Float64Array>[ -10.0, 5.0, 15.0, -25.0, 20.0, 0.0, -5.0, -15.0 ]
The function has the following parameters:
- N: number of indexed elements.
- alpha: scalar constant.
- x: input
Float64Array
. - stride: index increment.
The N
and stride
parameters determine which elements in x
are accessed at runtime. For example, to multiply every other value by a constant
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
var x = new Float64Array( [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ] );
dscal( 4, 5.0, x, 2 );
// x => <Float64Array>[ -10.0, 1.0, 15.0, -5.0, 20.0, 0.0, -5.0, -3.0 ]
Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use typed array
views.
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
// Initial array...
var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ] );
// Create an offset view...
var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
// Scale every other value...
dscal( 3, 5.0, x1, 2 );
// x0 => <Float64Array>[ 1.0, -10.0, 3.0, -20.0, 5.0, -30.0 ]
If N
is less than or equal to 0
, the function returns x
unchanged.
dscal.ndarray( N, alpha, x, stride, offset )
Multiplies a double-precision floating-point vector x
by a constant alpha
using alternative indexing semantics.
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
var x = new Float64Array( [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ] );
dscal.ndarray( x.length, 5.0, x, 1, 0 );
// x => <Float64Array>[ -10.0, 5.0, 15.0, -25.0, 20.0, 0.0, -5.0, -15.0 ]
The function has the following additional parameters:
- offset: starting index.
While typed array
views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset
parameter supports indexing semantics based on a starting index. For example, to multiply the last three elements of x
by a constant
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
var x = new Float64Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ] );
dscal.ndarray( 3, 5.0, x, 1, x.length-3 );
// x => <Float64Array>[ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -20.0, 25.0, -30.0 ]
Notes
Examples
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/discrete-uniform' );
var dscal = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/dscal' );
var opts = {
'dtype': 'float64'
};
var x = discreteUniform( 10, -100, 100, opts );
console.log( x );
dscal( x.length, 5.0, x, 1 );
console.log( x );
C APIs
Usage
#include "stdlib/blas/base/dscal.h"
c_dscal( N, alpha, *X, stride )
Multiplies each element of a double-precision floating-point vector by a constant.
double x[] = { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 };
c_dscal( 4, 5.0, x, 1 );
The function accepts the following arguments:
- N:
[in] CBLAS_INT
number of indexed elements. - alpha:
[in] double
scalar constant. - X:
[inout] double*
input array. - stride:
[in] CBLAS_INT
index increment forX
.
void c_dscal( const CBLAS_INT N, const double alpha, double *X, const CBLAS_INT stride );
c_dscal_ndarray( N, alpha, *X, stride, offset )
Multiplies each element of a double-precision floating-point vector by a constant using alternative indexing semantics.
double x[] = { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 };
c_dscal_ndarray( 4, 5.0, x, 1, 0 );
The function accepts the following arguments:
- N:
[in] CBLAS_INT
number of indexed elements. - alpha:
[in] double
scalar constant. - X:
[inout] double*
input array. - stride:
[in] CBLAS_INT
index increment forX
. - offset:
[in] CBLAS_INT
starting index forX
.
void c_dscal_ndarray( const CBLAS_INT N, const double alpha, double *X, const CBLAS_INT stride, const CBLAS_INT offset );
Examples
#include "stdlib/blas/base/dscal.h"
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void ) {
// Create a strided array:
double x[] = { 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0, 7.0, -8.0 };
// Specify the number of elements:
const int N = 8;
// Specify a stride:
const int stride = 1;
// Scale the vector:
c_dscal( N, 5.0, x, stride );
// Print the result:
for ( int i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) {
printf( "x[ %i ] = %lf\n", i, x[ i ] );
}
// Scale the vector:
c_dscal_ndarray( N, 5.0, x, -stride, N-1 );
// Print the result:
for ( int i = 0; i < 8; i++ ) {
printf( "x[ %i ] = %lf\n", i, x[ i ] );
}
}