Method: MDArray#initialize

Defined in:
lib/mdarray.rb

#initialize(type, storage, section = false) ⇒ MDArray

Initializes an MDArray

Parameters:

  • type (String) —

    the type of the mdarray: boolean, byte, int, short, long, float, double

  • storage (Array) —

    a ruby array with the initialization data to the MDArray

  • section (defaults to: false) —

    True if this is an mdarray section



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# File 'lib/mdarray.rb', line 116

def initialize(type, storage, section = false)
  
  @id = (0..8).map{MDArray.characters.sample}.join
  @type = type
  @nc_array = storage
  @local_index = Counter.new(self)
  @local_iterator = nil
  @section = section
  @coerced = false            # should never be set by the user! For internal use only!
  @binary_operator = nil
  @unary_operator = nil

  # initialize printing defaults
  printing_defaults

end