# Function resize Resize a matrix ## Syntax ```js math.resize(x, size) math.resize(x, size, defaultValue) ``` ### Parameters Parameter | Type | Description --------- | ---- | ----------- `x` | Array | Matrix | * | Matrix to be resized `size` | Array | Matrix | One dimensional array with numbers `defaultValue` | number | string | Zero by default, except in case of a string, in that case defaultValue = ' ' Default value: 0. ### Returns Type | Description ---- | ----------- * | Array | Matrix | A resized clone of matrix `x` ### Throws Type | Description ---- | ----------- ## Examples ```js math.resize([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [3]) // returns Array [1, 2, 3] math.resize([1, 2, 3], [5], 0) // returns Array [1, 2, 3, 0, 0] math.resize(2, [2, 3], 0) // returns Matrix [[2, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]] math.resize("hello", [8], "!") // returns string 'hello!!!' ``` ## See also [size](size.md), [squeeze](squeeze.md), [subset](subset.md), [reshape](reshape.md)