REPLICATE Function

REPLICATE Function

Forms an array with the given dimensions, filled with the specified scalar value.

enabled.

Usage

result = REPLICATE(value, dim1, ... , dimn)

Input Parameters

value—The scalar value used for filling the resulting array. May be of any scalar type, including scalar structures.

dimi—The dimensions of the result.

Returned Value

result—An array with the given dimensions, filled with the specified value. The resulting data type is that of value.

Keywords

None.

Example

This example uses REPLICATE to create a 4-by-3 string array. Each element of the array contains the string “string”.

strs = REPLICATE('string', 4, 3)

INFO, strs

; PV-WAVE prints: STRS        STRING         = Array(4, 3)

PRINT, strs

; PV-WAVE prints the following:

; string    string    string    string

; string    string    string    string

; string    string    string    string