BYTARR

The BYTARR function creates a byte vector or array.

Examples

To create B as a 3 by 3 by 5 byte array where each element is set to a random value, enter:

B = BYTARR(3, 3, 5, /NOZERO)
PRINT, B

Syntax

Result = BYTARR( D₁[, ..., D₈] [, /NOZERO] )

Return Value

This function returns a byte vector or array.

Arguments

D_i

Either an array or a series of scalar expressions specifying the dimensions of the result. If a single argument is specified, it can be either a scalar expression or an array of up to eight elements. If multiple arguments are specified, they must all be scalar expressions. Up to eight dimensions can be specified.

Keywords

NOZERO

Normally, BYTARR sets every element of the result to zero. If the NOZERO keyword is set, this zeroing is not performed (array elements contain random values) and BYTARR executes faster.

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