# binetBy > Evaluate [Binet's formula extended to real numbers][@stdlib/math/base/special/binet] for each element retrieved from an input strided array via a callback function.
## Usage ```javascript var binetBy = require( '@stdlib/math/strided/special/binet-by' ); ``` #### binetBy( N, x, strideX, y, strideY, clbk\[, thisArg] ) Evaluates [Binet's formula extended to real numbers][@stdlib/math/base/special/binet] for each element retrieved from an input strided array `x` via a callback function and assigns each result to an element in an output strided array `y`. ```javascript function accessor( v ) { return v; } var x = [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0 ]; var y = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]; binetBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, accessor ); // y => [ 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0 ] ``` The function accepts the following arguments: - **N**: number of indexed elements. - **x**: input [`Array`][mdn-array], [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions). - **strideX**: index increment for `x`. - **y**: output [`Array`][mdn-array], [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions). - **strideY**: index increment for `y`. - **clbk**: callback function. - **thisArg**: execution context (_optional_). The invoked callback function is provided six arguments: - **value**: input array element. - **idx**: iteration index (zero-based). - **xi**: input array strided index (`offsetX + idx*strideX`). - **yi**: output array strided index (`offsetY + idx*strideY`). - **x**: input array/collection. - **y**: output array/collection. To set the callback execution context, provide a `thisArg`. ```javascript function accessor( v ) { this.count += 1; return v; } var context = { 'count': 0 }; var x = [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0 ]; var y = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]; binetBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, accessor, context ); // y => [ 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0 ] var cnt = context.count; // returns 8 ``` The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in `x` and `y` are accessed at runtime. For example, to index every other value in `x` and to index the first `N` elements of `y` in reverse order, ```javascript function accessor( v ) { return v; } var x = [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0, 3.14 ]; var y = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]; binetBy( 3, x, 2, y, -1, accessor ); // y => [ 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] ``` 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' ); function accessor( v ) { return v; } // Initial arrays... var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0, 3.14 ] ); var y0 = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] ); // Create offset views... var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element var y1 = new Float64Array( y0.buffer, y0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element binetBy( 3, x1, -2, y1, 1, accessor ); // y0 => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, ~2.116, 2.0, 1.0 ] ``` #### binetBy.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX, y, strideY, offsetY, clbk\[, thisArg] ) Evaluates [Binet's formula extended to real numbers][@stdlib/math/base/special/binet] for each element retrieved from an input strided array `x` via a callback function and assigns each result to an element in an output strided array `y` using alternative indexing semantics. ```javascript function accessor( v ) { return v; } var x = [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0 ]; var y = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]; binetBy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, 1, 0, accessor ); // y => [ 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0 ] ``` The function accepts the following additional arguments: - **offsetX**: starting index for `x`. - **offsetY**: starting index for `y`. While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying `buffer`, the `offsetX` and `offsetY` parameters support indexing semantics based on starting indices. For example, to index every other value in `x` starting from the second value and to index the last `N` elements in `y`, ```javascript function accessor( v ) { return v; } var x = [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0, 3.14 ]; var y = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]; binetBy.ndarray( 3, x, 2, 1, y, -1, y.length-1, accessor ); // y => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, ~2.116, 2.0, 1.0 ] ```
## Notes - If a provided callback function does not return any value (or equivalently, explicitly returns `undefined`), the value is **ignored**. ```javascript function accessor() { // No-op... } var x = [ 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, -1.0 ]; var y = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]; binetBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, accessor ); // y => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] ```
## Examples ```javascript var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/uniform' ); var filledarray = require( '@stdlib/array/filled' ); var binetBy = require( '@stdlib/math/strided/special/binet-by' ); function accessor( v, i ) { if ( (i%3) === 0 ) { // Simulate a "missing" value... return; } return v; } var x = filledarray( 0.0, 10, 'generic' ); var y = filledarray( null, 10, 'generic' ); var i; for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) { x[ i ] = uniform( -10.0, 10.0 ); } console.log( x ); console.log( y ); binetBy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, -1, y.length-1, accessor ); console.log( y ); ```