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# zerosLike

> Create a zero-filled ndarray having the same shape and [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes] as a provided ndarray.

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## Usage

```javascript
var zerosLike = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros-like' );
```

#### zerosLike( x )

Creates a zero-filled ndarray having the same shape and [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes] as a provided ndarray.

```javascript
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros' );

var x = zeros( 'float64', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
// returns <ndarray>

var y = zerosLike( x );
// returns <ndarray>

var sh = y.shape;
// returns [ 2, 2 ]
```

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## Notes

-   Along with data type, shape, and order, the function infers the "class" of the returned ndarray from the provided ndarray. For example, if provided a "base" [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor], the function returns a base [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor]. If provided a non-base [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor], the function returns a non-base [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].

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## Examples

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```javascript
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes' );
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros' );
var zerosLike = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros-like' );

// Get a list of data types:
var dt = dtypes();

// Generate zero-filled arrays...
var x;
var y;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < dt.length; i++ ) {
    x = zeros( dt[ i ], [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
    y = zerosLike( x );
    console.log( y.data );
}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor`][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">base multidimensional array.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros`][@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">create a zero-filled ndarray having a specified shape and data type.</span>

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[@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/base/ctor

[@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/ctor

[@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/dtypes

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[@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/base/zeros

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