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# gcopy

> Copy values from `x` into `y`.

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var gcopy = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/gcopy' );
```

#### gcopy( N, x, strideX, y, strideY )

Copies values from `x` into `y`.

```javascript
var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ];
var y = [ 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 ];

gcopy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1 );
// y => [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ]
```

The function has the following parameters:

-   **N**: number of indexed elements.
-   **x**: input array.
-   **strideX**: index increment for `x`.
-   **y**: output array.
-   **strideY**: index increment for `y`.

The `N` and stride parameters determine how values from `x` are copied into `y`. For example, to copy in reverse order every other value in `x` into the first `N` elements of `y`,

```javascript
var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
var y = [ 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 ];

gcopy( 3, x, -2, y, 1 );
// y => [ 5.0, 3.0, 1.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 ]
```

Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views.

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```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );

// Initial arrays...
var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
var y0 = new Float64Array( [ 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 ] );

// Create offset views...
var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
var y1 = new Float64Array( y0.buffer, y0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element

// Copy in reverse order every other value from `x1` into `y1`...
gcopy( 3, x1, -2, y1, 1 );
// y0 => <Float64Array>[ 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 6.0, 4.0, 2.0 ]
```

#### gcopy.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX, y, strideY, offsetY )

Copies values from `x` into `y` using alternative indexing semantics.

```javascript
var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ];
var y = [ 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 ];

gcopy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, 1, 0 );
// y => [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ]
```

The function has the following additional parameters:

-   **offsetX**: starting index for `x`.
-   **offsetY**: starting index for `y`.

While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset parameters support indexing semantics based on starting indices. For example, to copy every other value in `x` starting from the second value into the last `N` elements in `y` where `x[i] = y[n]`, `x[i+2] = y[n-1]`,...,

```javascript
var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
var y = [ 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 ];

gcopy.ndarray( 3, x, 2, 1, y, -1, y.length-1 );
// y => [ 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 6.0, 4.0, 2.0 ]
```

</section>

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   If `N <= 0`, both functions return `y` unchanged.
-   Both functions support array-like objects having getter and setter accessors for array element access (e.g., [`@stdlib/array/complex64`][@stdlib/array/complex64]).
-   `gcopy()` corresponds to the [BLAS][blas] level 1 function [`dcopy`][dcopy] with the exception that this implementation works with any array type, not just Float64Arrays. Depending on the environment, the typed versions ([`dcopy`][@stdlib/blas/base/dcopy], [`scopy`][@stdlib/blas/base/scopy], etc.) are likely to be significantly more performant.

</section>

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/discrete-uniform' );
var gcopy = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/gcopy' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'float64'
};
var x = discreteUniform( 10, 0, 500, opts );
console.log( x );

var y = discreteUniform( x.length, 0, 255, opts );
console.log( y );

// Copy elements from `x` into `y` starting from the end of `y`:
gcopy( x.length, x, 1, y, -1 );
console.log( y );
```

</section>

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* * *

## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/blas/base/dcopy`][@stdlib/blas/base/dcopy]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">copy values from x into y.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/blas/base/scopy`][@stdlib/blas/base/scopy]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">copy values from x into y.</span>

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<section class="links">

[blas]: http://www.netlib.org/blas

[dcopy]: http://www.netlib.org/lapack/explore-html/de/da4/group__double__blas__level1.html

[mdn-typed-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray

[@stdlib/array/complex64]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/array-complex64

[@stdlib/blas/base/dcopy]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/blas/tree/main/base/dcopy

[@stdlib/blas/base/scopy]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/blas/tree/main/base/scopy

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