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# gfill

> Fill a strided array with a specified scalar constant.

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var gfill = require( '@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gfill' );
```

#### gfill( N, alpha, x, stride )

Fills a strided array `x` with a specified scalar constant `alpha`.

```javascript
var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];

gfill( x.length, 5.0, x, 1 );
// x => [ 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0 ]
```

The function has the following parameters:

-   **N**: number of indexed elements.
-   **alpha**: scalar constant.
-   **x**: input [`Array`][mdn-array] or [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array].
-   **stride**: index increment.

The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in `x` are accessed at runtime. For example, to fill every other element

```javascript
var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );

var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];
var N = floor( x.length / 2 );

gfill( N, 5.0, x, 2 );
// x => [ 5.0, 1.0, 5.0, -5.0, 5.0, 0.0, 5.0, -3.0 ]
```

Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );

// 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
var N = floor( x0.length/2 );

// Fill every other element...
gfill( N, 5.0, x1, 2 );
// x0 => <Float64Array>[ 1.0, 5.0, 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0 ]
```

#### gfill.ndarray( N, alpha, x, stride, offset )

Fills a strided array `x` with a specified scalar constant `alpha` using alternative indexing semantics.

```javascript
var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];

gfill.ndarray( x.length, 5.0, x, 1, 0 );
// x => [ 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0 ]
```

The function has the following additional parameters:

-   **offset**: starting index.

While [`typed array`][mdn-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 access only the last three elements of `x`

```javascript
var x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ];

gfill.ndarray( 3, 5.0, x, 1, x.length-3 );
// x => [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0 ]
```

</section>

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   If `N <= 0`, both functions return `x` unchanged.
-   Depending on the environment, the typed versions ([`dfill`][@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dfill], [`sfill`][@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sfill], etc.) are likely to be significantly more performant.

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
var gfill = require( '@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gfill' );

var rand;
var sign;
var x;
var i;

x = new Float64Array( 10 );
for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
    rand = round( randu()*100.0 );
    sign = randu();
    if ( sign < 0.5 ) {
        sign = -1.0;
    } else {
        sign = 1.0;
    }
    x[ i ] = sign * rand;
}
console.log( x );

gfill( x.length, 5.0, x, 1 );
console.log( x );
```

</section>

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<section class="links">

[mdn-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array

[mdn-typed-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray

[@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dfill]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/blas/tree/main/ext/base/dfill

[@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sfill]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/blas/tree/main/ext/base/sfill

</section>

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