area - Return array of indices defining a 2d subarea of a 2d array.
source_width source_anchor_y source_anchor_x
area_height area_width area_anchor_y area_anchor_x
area -> [1d-indices]
(Examples are illustrated):
Ex. 1: source array: (height=5), width=10, anchor=(0,0)
subarea : height=3, width= 3, anchor=(0,0)
xoo.......
ooo.......
ooo.......
..........
..........
10 0 0 3 3 0 0 area -> [0 1 2 10 11 12 20 21 22]
Ex. 1b:source array: (height=5), width=10, anchor=(2,2)
subarea : height=3, width= 3, anchor=(2,2)
ooo.......
ooo.......
oox.......
..........
..........
10 2 2 3 3 2 2 area -> [0 1 2 10 11 12 20 21 22]
Ex. 1c:Note that anchor point may lie outside both
arrays' bounds:
source array: (height=5), width=10, anchor=(1,12)
subarea : height=3, width= 3, anchor=(1,12)
ooo.......
ooo....... x
ooo.......
..........
..........
10 1 12 3 3 1 12 area -> [0 1 2 10 11 12 20 21 22]
Ex. 2: source array: (height=6), width=15, anchor=(2,5)
subarea : height=4, width= 5, anchor=(1,3)
...............
..ooooo........
..oooxo........
..ooooo........
..ooooo........
...............
15 2 5 4 5 1 3 area -> [17 18 19 20 21
32 33 34 35 36
47 48 49 50 51
62 63 64 65 66]
Given a -- hypothetical -- twodimensional array,
"area" tells you, what indices you need to
subscript a contiguous, twodimensional subarea.
The subarea is defined by specifying it's size
(width and height), as well as its location in the
source array. The location is defined by specifying
an anchor point in the source array as well as in
the subarea. Anchor points are matched, see
illustration, and examples below:
source array: height=6, width=15, anchor=(2,5)
subarea : height=4, width= 5, anchor=(1,3)
...............
..ooooo........
..oooxo........
..ooooo........
..ooooo........
...............
"area" returns an array of ONEDIMENSIONAL indices.
There is a SLI function called "area2" returning
twodimensional indices, as well as the conversion
functions "cv1d" and "cv2d".
(For information on the order of subscription in NEST
arrays, see references below.)
In: "area" takes seven integer arguments (one integer
and three pairs). These arguments describe (1) the width of the
(hypothetical) source array, (2) the height and width of the
subarea, as well as (3&4) an anchor point in each of the two
arrays (see illustration above):
source_width : width of the (hypothetical) source
array to be subscribed into
source_anchor_y,
source_anchor_x: position of the anchor point relative
to ORIGIN OF THE SOURCE ARRAY
area_heigh t : height of the subarea to be subscribed
area_width : width of the subarea to be subscribed
area_anchor_y,
area_anchor_x : position of the anchor point relative
to ORIGIN OF THE SUBAREA
Out: "area" returns an array of ONEDIMENSIONAL indices:
[1d-indices] : flat integer array containing the indices
that can be used to subscript the
(hypothetical) source array in order to
access the desired subarea.
Indices are onedimensional, and are returned
in standard NEST (monotonic) counting order.
(For information on the order of
subscription in NEST arrays, see references
below.)
May raise the following SLI interpreter errors:
StackUnderflowError
ArgumentTypeError
NO ARGUMENT RANGE CHECK IS PERFORMED.
The result may be useless if subarea is not
contained in the source array. Note that THIS
RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO FUNCTION "area2".
However, anchor points may lie outside the array
bounds.
Note that the height of the source array is not used in computation,
and does not appear in the parameter list
(TO BE DONE: NEST layer indexing conventions)
Ruediger Kupper
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