Indexing Routines

Methods for accessing and manipulating array elements.

get()

public function get(int ...$indices): bool|float|int|NDArray

Access elements by index.

Full indices (count === ndim) return a scalar via FFI read. Partial indices (count < ndim) return a view (pure PHP, zero FFI).

Supports negative indices: -1 refers to the last element, -2 to second-to-last, etc.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	int...	One or more dimension indices.

Returns

• bool|float|int|NDArray - Scalar for full indexing, view for partial indexing.

Raises

• IndexException - If no indices provided or too many indices for array dimensions.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);

// Full indexing - returns scalar
$value = $arr->get(0, 1);
echo $value;
// Output: 2

// Negative indexing
$value = $arr->get(-1, -1);
echo $value;
// Output: 6

// Partial indexing - returns view
$row = $arr->get(0);
print_r($row->toArray());
// Output: [1, 2, 3]

set()

public function set(array $indices, bool|float|int $value): void

Set a scalar value at the given indices.

Requires full indexing (count === ndim).

Supports negative indices: -1 refers to the last element, -2 to second-to-last, etc.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	array<int>	Indices for each dimension.
$value	bool|float|int	Value to set.

Raises

• IndexException - If number of indices doesn't match array dimensions.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);

// Set single element
$arr->set([0, 1], 99);
print_r($arr->toArray());
// Output: [[1, 99, 3], [4, 5, 6]]

// With negative indices
$arr->set([-1, -1], 100);
print_r($arr->toArray());
// Output: [[1, 99, 3], [4, 5, 100]]

setAt()

public function setAt(int $flatIndex, bool|float|int $value): void

Set a scalar value using a logical flat index (C-order) for this array/view.

Supports negative indices: -1 refers to the last logical element.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$flatIndex	int	Logical flat index into this array/view.
$value	bool|float|int	Value to set.

Raises

• IndexException - If flat index is out of bounds.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);

// Set using flat index (C-order)
$arr->setAt(0, 100);
print_r($arr->toArray());
// Output: [[100, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]

$arr->setAt(5, 200);
print_r($arr->toArray());
// Output: [[100, 2, 3], [4, 5, 200]]

// With negative index
$arr->setAt(-1, 300);
print_r($arr->toArray());
// Output: [[100, 2, 3], [4, 5, 300]]

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getAt()

public function getAt(int $flatIndex): bool|float|int

Get a scalar value using a logical flat index (C-order) for this array/view.

Supports negative indices: -1 refers to the last logical element.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$flatIndex	int	Logical flat index into this array/view.

Returns

• bool|float|int - The value at the specified flat index.

Raises

• IndexException - If flat index is out of bounds.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);

// Get using flat index (C-order)
echo $arr->getAt(0);   // 1
echo $arr->getAt(3);   // 4
echo $arr->getAt(5);   // 6

// With negative index
echo $arr->getAt(-1);  // 6 (last element)
echo $arr->getAt(-3);  // 4 (third from last)

See Also

• setAt() - Set value at flat index
• flat() - Iterator for flat access

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take()

public function take(array|NDArray $indices, ?int $axis = null): NDArray

Take elements from an array along an axis.

When axis is null, this function gathers elements from the flattened array. When axis is provided, it selects entire slices along that axis.

Important: This is different from takeAlongAxis(). Use take() to select entire rows/columns/slices. Use takeAlongAxis() for per-position indexing.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	array|NDArray	Array of indices or NDArray containing indices.
$axis	int|null	Axis along which to select values. If null, flattens first. Optional. Default: null.

Returns

• NDArray - Gathered values. When axis is null, shape matches indices shape. When axis is provided, shape is input_shape[:axis] + indices_shape + input_shape[axis+1:].

Examples

Flat indexing (axis is null):

$arr = NDArray::array([10, 20, 30, 40, 50]);

// Take from flat array
$result = $arr->take([0, 2, 4]);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [10, 30, 50]

Selecting rows (axis=0):

$matrix = NDArray::array([
    [1, 2, 3],
    [4, 5, 6],
    [7, 8, 9]
]);

// Select rows 0 and 2
$rows = $matrix->take([0, 2], axis: 0);
print_r($rows->toArray());
// Output: [[1, 2, 3], [7, 8, 9]]

Selecting columns (axis=1):

$matrix = NDArray::array([
    [1, 2, 3],
    [4, 5, 6],
    [7, 8, 9]
]);

// Select columns 0 and 2
$cols = $matrix->take([0, 2], axis: 1);
print_r($cols->toArray());
// Output: [[1, 3], [4, 6], [7, 9]]

takeAlongAxis()

public function takeAlongAxis(NDArray $indices, int $axis): NDArray

Take values from the input array by matching 1D index and data slices along the specified axis.

Important: This is different from take(). takeAlongAxis() uses the indices array to look up values per-position along the axis. The indices array must have the same number of dimensions as the input array, and all dimensions except the specified axis must match.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	NDArray	Int64 indices array. Must match input dimensions (except the axis dimension can differ).
$axis	int	Axis along which to take.

Returns

• NDArray - Gathered values with same shape as indices.

Raises

• InvalidArgumentException - If indices array doesn't have Int64 dtype or shapes don't match.

Examples

Per-position indexing along axis 1:

$arr = NDArray::array([[10, 20, 30], [40, 50, 60]]);

// For each row, pick elements at positions [2, 1] and [0, 2] respectively
$indices = NDArray::array([[2, 1], [0, 2]], dtype: DType::Int64);
$result = $arr->takeAlongAxis($indices, axis: 1);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [[30, 20], [40, 60]]
// Row 0: elements at positions 2 and 1 -> [30, 20]
// Row 1: elements at positions 0 and 2 -> [40, 60]

Using with argsort to sort an array:

$arr = NDArray::array([[3, 1, 2], [6, 4, 5]]);

// Get sort indices
$sortedIndices = $arr->argsort(axis: 1);
// sortedIndices = [[1, 2, 0], [1, 2, 0]] (indices that would sort each row)

// Apply the sort
$sorted = $arr->takeAlongAxis($sortedIndices, axis: 1);
print_r($sorted->toArray());
// Output: [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]

See Also

• take() - Select entire slices along an axis (rows, columns, etc.)

put()

public function put(
    array|NDArray $indices,
    bool|float|int|NDArray $values,
    string $mode = 'raise'
): NDArray

Scatter values by flattened indices and return a mutated copy.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	array|NDArray	Array of flat indices.
$values	bool|float|int|NDArray	Values to scatter (scalar or array).
$mode	string	Currently supports only 'raise'. Optional. Default: 'raise'.

Returns

• NDArray - New array with scattered values.

Raises

• InvalidArgumentException - If mode is not 'raise'.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::array([10, 20, 30, 40, 50]);

// Put single value at multiple indices
$result = $arr->put([0, 2, 4], 99);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [99, 20, 99, 40, 99]

// Put array values at indices
$result = $arr->put([0, 2, 4], [1, 2, 3]);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [1, 20, 2, 40, 3]

putAlongAxis()

public function putAlongAxis(
    NDArray $indices,
    bool|float|int|NDArray $values,
    int $axis
): NDArray

Scatter values along an axis and return a mutated copy.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	NDArray	Int64 indices array.
$values	bool|float|int|NDArray	Values to scatter (scalar or array).
$axis	int	Axis along which to scatter.

Returns

• NDArray - New array with scattered values.

Raises

• InvalidArgumentException - If indices array doesn't have Int64 dtype.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);

$indices = NDArray::array([[0, 2, 1], [2, 0, 1]], dtype: DType::Int64);
$result = $arr->putAlongAxis($indices, 99, axis: 1);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [[99, 3, 99], [99, 99, 99]]

scatterAdd()

public function scatterAdd(array|NDArray $indices, bool|float|int|NDArray $updates): NDArray

Add updates by flattened indices and return a mutated copy.

Supports repeated indices (accumulates values).

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$indices	array|NDArray	Array of flat indices.
$updates	bool|float|int|NDArray	Values to add (scalar or array).

Returns

• NDArray - New array with added values.

Examples

$arr = NDArray::zeros([5]);

// Add at indices (can repeat)
$result = $arr->scatterAdd(
    [0, 0, 1, 1, 1],
    [1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [2, 3, 0, 0, 0]
// Index 0: 1+1=2
// Index 1: 1+1+1=3

where()

public static function where(bool|float|int|NDArray $condition, bool|float|int|NDArray $x, bool|float|int|NDArray $y): NDArray

Select values from x and y based on a boolean condition.

Returns elements from x where the condition is true and elements from y where the condition is false.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$condition	bool|float|int|NDArray	Boolean condition array or scalar.
$x	bool|float|int|NDArray	Values to select where condition is true.
$y	bool|float|int|NDArray	Values to select where condition is false.

Returns

• NDArray - New array with elements chosen from x or y based on condition.

Raises

• InvalidArgumentException - If operands have incompatible shapes or invalid types.

Examples

$condition = NDArray::array([true, false, true, false]);
$x = NDArray::array([1, 2, 3, 4]);
$y = NDArray::array([10, 20, 30, 40]);
$result = NDArray::where($condition, $x, $y);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [1, 20, 3, 40]

// Using comparison as condition
$a = NDArray::array([1, 5, 3, 8]);
$result = NDArray::where($a->gt(4), $a, NDArray::zeros([4]));
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [0, 5, 0, 8]

// Scalar operands
$arr = NDArray::array([1, 2, 3, 4]);
$result = NDArray::where($arr->gt(2), $arr, 0);
print_r($result->toArray());
// Output: [0, 0, 3, 4]

// Creating a masked array
$data = NDArray::array([1, 2, 3, 4]);
$mask = NDArray::array([true, false, true, false]);
$masked = NDArray::where($mask, $data, NDArray::full([4], -999));
print_r($masked->toArray());
// Output: [1, -999, 3, -999]