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# zeros

> Create a zero-filled [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor] having a specified shape and [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes].

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## Usage

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

#### zeros( dtype, shape, order )

Creates a zero-filled [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor] having a specified shape and numeric [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes].

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

var arr = zeros( 'float64', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
// returns <ndarray>[ [ 0.0, 0.0 ], [ 0.0, 0.0 ] ]

var sh = getShape( arr );
// returns [ 2, 2 ]

var dt = String( getDType( arr ) );
// returns 'float64'
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **dtype**: underlying [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes]. Must be a numeric 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 dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes' );
var ndarray2array = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/to-array' );
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros' );

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

// Generate zero-filled arrays...
var arr;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < dt.length; i++ ) {
    arr = zeros( dt[ i ], [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
    console.log( ndarray2array( arr ) );
}
```

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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-like`][@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros-like]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">create a zero-filled ndarray having the same shape and data type as a provided ndarray.</span>

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

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