29 Numerics library [numerics]

29.6 Numeric arrays [numarray]

29.6.4 Class slice [class.slice]

29.6.4.1 Overview [class.slice.overview]

namespace std { class slice { public: slice(); slice(size_t, size_t, size_t); slice(const slice&); size_t start() const; size_t size() const; size_t stride() const; friend bool operator==(const slice& x, const slice& y); }; }

The slice class represents a BLAS-like slice from an array.

Such a slice is specified by a starting index, a length, and a stride.258

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BLAS stands for Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms.

C++ programs can instantiate this class.

See, for example, Dongarra, Du Croz, Duff, and Hammerling: A set of Level 3 Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms; Technical Report MCS-P1-0888, Argonne National Laboratory (USA), Mathematics and Computer Science Division, August, 1988.