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# falses

> Create an [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor] filled with `false` values and having a specified shape and [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes].

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## Usage

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

#### falses( dtype, shape, order )

Creates an [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor] filled with `false` values and having a specified shape and [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes].

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

var arr = falses( 'bool', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
// returns <ndarray>[ [ false, false ], [ false, false ] ]

var dt = String( getDType( arr ) );
// returns 'bool'
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **dtype**: underlying [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes]. Must be a boolean or "generic" [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes].
-   **shape**: array shape.
-   **order**: specifies whether an [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor] is `'row-major'` (C-style) or `'column-major'` (Fortran-style).

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## Examples

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```javascript
var ndarray2array = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/to-array' );
var falses = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/falses' );

var arr = falses( 'bool', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
console.log( ndarray2array( arr ) );

arr = falses( 'generic', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
console.log( ndarray2array( arr ) );
```

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

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

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