array_reshape
Reshape an Array
Reshape (reindex) a multi-dimensional array, using row-major (C-style) reshaping semantics by default.
Usage
array_reshape(x, dim, order = c("C", "F"))Arguments
- x
An array
- dim
The new dimensions to be set on the array.
- order
The order in which elements of
xshould be read during the rearrangement."C"means elements should be read in row-major order, with the last index changing fastest;"F"means elements should be read in column-major order, with the first index changing fastest.
Details
This function differs from e.g. dim(x) <- dim in a very important way: by
default, array_reshape() will fill the new dimensions in row-major (C-style)
ordering, while dim<-() will fill new dimensions in column-major
(Fortran-style) ordering. This is done to be consistent with libraries
like NumPy, Keras, and TensorFlow, which default to this sort of ordering when
reshaping arrays. See the examples for why this difference may be important.
Examples
# NOT RUN {
# let's construct a 2x2 array from a vector of 4 elements
x <- 1:4
# rearrange will fill the array row-wise
array_reshape(x, c(2, 2))
# [,1] [,2]
# [1,] 1 2
# [2,] 3 4
# setting the dimensions 'fills' the array col-wise
dim(x) <- c(2, 2)
x
# [,1] [,2]
# [1,] 1 3
# [2,] 2 4
# }