
{{alias}}( N, stride )
    Returns the index offset which specifies the location of the first indexed
    value in a strided array.

    Parameters
    ----------
    N: integer
        Number of indexed elements.

    stride: integer
        Index increment.

    Returns
    -------
    offset: integer
        Index offset.

    Examples
    --------
    > var out = {{alias}}( 10, -10 )
    90
    > out = {{alias}}( 10, 10 )
    0

    See Also
    --------

