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The arguments to Drop must be valid arguments to [[Take]], and elements of the left argument are matched to [[axes]] of the right in the same way. Like Take, the left argument is subject to [[scalar rank extension]], and in some APLs the right is as well. | The arguments to Drop must be valid arguments to [[Take]], and elements of the left argument are matched to [[axes]] of the right in the same way. Like Take, the left argument is subject to [[scalar rank extension]], and in some APLs the right is as well. | ||
Each axis with a matching left argument element < | Each axis with a matching left argument element <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is modified to remove <source lang=apl inline>|d</code> indices, or all of them if <source lang=apl inline>|d</code> is larger than the length of the axis. Indices are removed starting from the beginning if <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is positive and starting from the end if it is negative (if <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is 0, then no indices are removed). Equivalently, for an axis of length <source lang=apl inline>l</code>, <source lang=apl inline>l-l⌊|d</code> axes are retained—not dropped—from the axis starting from the opposite side: the end if <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is positive and the beginning otherwise. If <source lang=apl inline>|d</code> is greater than or equal to <source lang=apl inline>l</code> for any axis, then the result is [[empty array|empty]] and shares a [[prototype]] with the argument. | ||
=== APL Model === | === APL Model === | ||
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The code works by modifying the left argument using the right argument's shape. First, the shape is used to restrict the left argument's range (< | The code works by modifying the left argument using the right argument's shape. First, the shape is used to restrict the left argument's range (<source lang=apl inline>(-s)⌈s⌊⍺</code>) so that the maximum number of indices dropped is the length of the axis. Then, the shape is added or subtracted so that the left argument's sign is flipped. | ||
This implementation inherits all argument extensions from Take. The two middle lines are used to support right argument scalar rank extension and the [[SHARP APL]] short left argument extension. If Take does not have these extensions then they have no effect and can be removed. | This implementation inherits all argument extensions from Take. The two middle lines are used to support right argument scalar rank extension and the [[SHARP APL]] short left argument extension. If Take does not have these extensions then they have no effect and can be removed. | ||
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* [http://microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_570.htm APLX] | * [http://microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_570.htm APLX] | ||
* [https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d531.htm J Dictionary], [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/curlyrtdot#dyadic J NuVoc] (as < | * [https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d531.htm J Dictionary], [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/curlyrtdot#dyadic J NuVoc] (as <source lang=apl inline>}.</code>) | ||
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Revision as of 09:06, 29 October 2019
Template:Primitive is a primitive function which removes part of each axis of an array. The removed portions are exactly those that Take would include in its result. Drop is subject to the same extensions as Take, and a detailed description of those extensions and their history is given in that article rather than this one. Unlike Take, Drop never uses fill elements and the result is always a subarray of the argument.
Examples
Use Drop to remove leading or trailing elements from a vector:
3 ↓ 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 ¯3 ↓ 5 4 3 2 1 5 4
Removing more elements than the length of the axis gives an empty result:
¯8 ↓ 5 4 3 2 1
When the right argument is a multidimensional array, one element from the left argument is used for each axis. In a language that supports axis specification for Take, or allows a short left argument, you can specify drop amounts for only some axes: other axes will remain unchanged.
2 3 ↓ ⍳4 5 ┌───┬───┐ │3 4│3 5│ ├───┼───┤ │4 4│4 5│ └───┴───┘
Description
The arguments to Drop must be valid arguments to Take, and elements of the left argument are matched to axes of the right in the same way. Like Take, the left argument is subject to scalar rank extension, and in some APLs the right is as well.
Each axis with a matching left argument element d</code> is modified to remove <source lang=apl inline>|d</code> indices, or all of them if <source lang=apl inline>|d</code> is larger than the length of the axis. Indices are removed starting from the beginning if <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is positive and starting from the end if it is negative (if <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is 0, then no indices are removed). Equivalently, for an axis of length <source lang=apl inline>l</code>, <source lang=apl inline>l-l⌊|d</code> axes are retained—not dropped—from the axis starting from the opposite side: the end if <source lang=apl inline>d</code> is positive and the beginning otherwise. If <source lang=apl inline>|d</code> is greater than or equal to <source lang=apl inline>l</code> for any axis, then the result is [[empty array|empty]] and shares a [[prototype]] with the argument.
=== APL Model ===
Drop can be modelled using Take with a complementary length:
<source lang=apl>
Drop ← {
s ← ⍴⍵
s ,← ((0=≢s)×≢⍺)⍴1 ⍝ Scalar rank extension
s ← (≢⍺)↑s ⍝ SHARP APL extension
((sׯ1*⍺>0) + (-s)⌈s⌊⍺) ↑ ⍵
}
The code works by modifying the left argument using the right argument's shape. First, the shape is used to restrict the left argument's range (<source lang=apl inline>(-s)⌈s⌊⍺) so that the maximum number of indices dropped is the length of the axis. Then, the shape is added or subtracted so that the left argument's sign is flipped.
This implementation inherits all argument extensions from Take. The two middle lines are used to support right argument scalar rank extension and the SHARP APL short left argument extension. If Take does not have these extensions then they have no effect and can be removed.
External links
Lessons
Documentation
- J Dictionary, J NuVoc (as <source lang=apl inline>}.)