shorten_array

Arguments

Returns

The resized array.

Description

This function reduces or expands the size of an array by cutting off any elements which extend beyond the given size, or by adding nils to the end of the array until the new size is reached. This function is analogous to the C function, realloc.

Example

    Gamma> a = array (1,2,3,4,5);
    [1 2 3 4 5]
    Gamma> shorten_array(a,3);
    [1 2 3]
    Gamma> shorten_array(a,9);
    [1 2 3 nil nil nil nil nil nil]
    Gamma>  
    		

See Also

array, make_array