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# strides

> Return the strides of a provided [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].

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## Usage

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

#### strides( x )

Returns the strides of a provided [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].

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

var x = zeros( [ 3, 2, 3 ] );
// returns <ndarray>

var st = strides( x );
// returns [ 6, 3, 1 ]
```

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## Examples

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```javascript
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/zeros' );
var slice = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/slice' );
var E = require( '@stdlib/slice/multi' );
var S = require( '@stdlib/slice/ctor' );
var strides = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/strides' );

// Create an array:
var x = zeros( [ 10, 10, 10, 10 ] );
// returns <ndarray>

// Define some slices:
var slices = [
    // :,:,:,:
    E( null, null, null, null ),

    // 5:10,4,2:4,::-1
    E( S( 5, 10 ), 4, S( 2, 4 ), S( null, null, -1 ) ),

    // :,:,2,:
    E( null, null, 2, null ),

    // 1,2,3,:
    E( 1, 2, 3, null ),

    // 1,3,::2,4::2
    E( 1, 3, S( null, null, 2 ), S( 4, null, 2 ) )
];

// Determine the strides of each slice...
var s;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < slices.length; i++ ) {
    s = slice( x, slices[ i ] );
    console.log( '(%s) => (%s)', x.strides.join( ',' ), strides( s ).join( ',' ) );
}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/array`][@stdlib/ndarray/array]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">multidimensional arrays.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/ctor`][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">multidimensional array constructor.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/offset`][@stdlib/ndarray/offset]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">return the index offset specifying the underlying buffer index of the first iterated ndarray element.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/order`][@stdlib/ndarray/order]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">return the layout order of a provided ndarray.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/ndarray/shape`][@stdlib/ndarray/shape]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">return the shape of a provided ndarray.</span>

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

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

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

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