# Iteration Order
> Given a stride array, determine array iteration order.
## Usage
```javascript
var iterationOrder = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/iteration-order' );
```
#### iterationOrder( strides )
Returns the array iteration order.
```javascript
var o = iterationOrder( [ 2, 1 ] );
// returns 1
o = iterationOrder( [ -2, 1 ] );
// returns 0
o = iterationOrder( [ -2, -1 ] );
// returns -1
```
The function returns one of the following values:
- `0`: unordered (strides are of mixed sign).
- `1`: left-to-right iteration order (strides are all nonnegative).
- `-1`: right-to-left iteration order (strides are all negative).
## Examples
```javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' );
var shape2strides = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/shape2strides' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var iterationOrder = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/iteration-order' );
var strides;
var shape;
var out;
var i;
var j;
shape = [ 0, 0, 0 ];
shape[ 0 ] = discreteUniform( 1, 10 );
shape[ 1 ] = discreteUniform( 1, 10 );
shape[ 2 ] = discreteUniform( 1, 10 );
strides = shape2strides( shape, 'row-major' );
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
j = discreteUniform( 0, shape.length-1 );
strides[ j ] *= ( randu() < 0.5 ) ? -1 : 1;
out = iterationOrder( strides );
console.log( 'strides: %s => %d', strides.join( ',' ), out );
}
```