mathnet-numerics/examples/examples-csharp/LinearAlgebra/VectorInitialization.cs

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using System;
using System.Globalization;
using MathNet.Numerics.LinearAlgebra;

namespace Examples.LinearAlgebraExamples
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Vector initialization examples
    /// </summary>
    public class VectorInitialization : IExample
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the name of this example
        /// </summary>
        public string Name
        {
            get
            {
                return "Vector initialization";
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the description of this example
        /// </summary>
        public string Description
        {
            get
            {
                return "Examples of creating vector instances";
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Run example
        /// </summary>
        public void Run()
        {
            // 1. Initialize a new instance of the empty vector with a given size
            var vector1 = Vector<double>.Build.Dense(5);

            // 2. Initialize a new instance of the vector with a given size and each element set to the given value
            var vector2 = Vector<double>.Build.Dense(5, i => i + 3.0);

            // 3. Initialize a new instance of the vector from an array.
            var vector3 = Vector<double>.Build.Dense(new[] { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 });

            // 4. Initialize a new instance of the vector by copying the values from another.
            var vector4 = Vector<double>.Build.DenseOfVector(vector3);

            // Format vector output to console
            var formatProvider = (CultureInfo)CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.Clone();
            formatProvider.TextInfo.ListSeparator = " ";

            Console.WriteLine(@"Vector 1");
            Console.WriteLine(vector1.ToString("#0.00\t", formatProvider));
            Console.WriteLine();

            Console.WriteLine(@"Vector 2");
            Console.WriteLine(vector2.ToString("#0.00\t", formatProvider));
            Console.WriteLine();

            Console.WriteLine(@"Vector 3");
            Console.WriteLine(vector3.ToString("#0.00\t", formatProvider));
            Console.WriteLine();

            Console.WriteLine(@"Vector 4");
            Console.WriteLine(vector4.ToString("#0.00\t", formatProvider));
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}