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@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ Part of the [Nerv](../README.md) toolkit.
##Description##
###Underlying structure###
-In the begining is could be useful to know something about the underlying structure of a __Nerv__ matrix.
+In the begining is could be useful to know something about the underlying structure of a __Nerv__ matrix. Please keep in mind that matrice in __Nerv__ is row-major.
Every matrix object is a encapsulation of a C struct that describes the attributes of this matrix.
```
typedef struct Matrix {
size_t stride; /* size of a row */
- long ncol, nrow, nmax; /* dimension of the matrix */
+ long ncol, nrow, nmax; /* dimension of the matrix, nmax is simply nrow * ncol */
union {
float *f;
double *d;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef struct Matrix {
} Matrix;
```
It is worth mentioning that that `data_ref` is a counter which counts the number of references to its memory space, mind that it will also be increased when a row of the matrix is referenced(`col = m[2]`). A __Nerv__ matrix will deallocate its space when this counter is decreased to zero.
-Also note that all assigning operation in __Nerv__ is reference copy, you can use `copy_tod` or `copy_toh` method to copy value.
+Also note that all assigning operation in __Nerv__ is reference copy, you can use `copy_tod` or `copy_toh` method to copy value. Also, row assigning operations like `m1[2]=m2[3]` is forbidden in __Nerv__.
###Class hierarchy###
The class hierarchy of the matrix classes can be clearly observed in `matrix/init.c`.
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ Finally, there is __Nerv.CuMatrixFloat__, __Nerv.CuMatrixDouble__, inheriting __
##Methods##
Mind that usually a matrix object can only do calculation with matrix of its own type(a __Nerv.CuMatrixFloat__ matrix can only do add operation with a __Nerv.CuMatrixFloat__).
-In the methods description below, __Matrix__ could be __Nerv.CuMatrixFloat__, __Nerv.CuMatrixDouble__, __Nerv.MMatrixFloat__ or __Nerv.MMatrixDouble__.
+In the methods description below, __Matrix__ could be __Nerv.CuMatrixFloat__, __Nerv.CuMatrixDouble__, __Nerv.MMatrixFloat__ or __Nerv.MMatrixDouble__. __Element_type__ could be `float` or `double`, respectively.
* __Matrix = Matrix(int nrow, int ncol)__
-Returns a __Matrix__ object of `nrow` rows and `ncol` columns. \ No newline at end of file
+Returns a __Matrix__ object of `nrow` rows and `ncol` columns.
+* __Element_type = Matrix.get_elem(Matrix self, int index)__
+Returns the element value at the specific index(treating the matrix as a vector). The index should be less than `nmax` of the matrix.
+* __void Matrix.set_elem(Matrix self, int index, Element_type v)__
+Set the value at `index` to be `v`.
+* __int Matrix.ncol(Matrix self)__
+Get `ncol`, the number of columns.
+* __int Matrix.nrow(Matrix self)__
+Get `nrow`, the number of rows.
+* __int Matrix.get_dataref_value(Matrix self)__
+Returns the value(not a pointer) of space the `data_ref` pointer pointed to. This function is mainly for debugging.
+* __Matrix/Element\_type, boolean Matrix.\_\_index\_\_(Matrix self, int index)__
+If the matrix has more than one row, will return the row at `index` as a __Matrix__ . Otherwise it will return the value at `index`.
+* __boolean Matrix.\_\_newindex\_\_(Matrix self, int )__ \ No newline at end of file