VZ_ABS_(3MVEC) Vector Math Library Functions VZ_ABS_(3MVEC)

NAME

vz_abs_, vc_abs_ - vector complex absolute value functions

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lmvec [ library... ]

void vz_abs_(int *n, double complex * restrict z,
int *stridez, double * restrict y, int *stridey);


void vc_abs_(int *n, float complex * restrict z,
int *stridez, float * restrict y, int *stridey);

DESCRIPTION

These functions compute the magnitude (or modulus) | z | for an
entire vector of values at once. The first parameter specifies the
number of values to compute. Subsequent parameters specify the
argument and result vectors. Each vector is described by a pointer to
the first element and a stride, which is the increment between
successive elements.


Specifically, vz_abs_(n, z, sz, y, sy) computes y[i * *sy] = | z[i *
*sz] | for each i = 0, 1, ..., *n - 1. The vc_abs_() function
performs the same computation for single precision data.


These functions are not guaranteed to deliver results that are
identical to the results of the cabs(3M) functions given the same
arguments. Non-exceptional results, however, are accurate to within
a unit in the last place.

USAGE

The element count *n must be greater than zero. The strides for the
argument and result arrays can be arbitrary integers, but the arrays
themselves must not be the same or overlap. A zero stride effectively
collapses an entire vector into a single element. A negative stride
causes a vector to be accessed in descending memory order, but note
that the corresponding pointer must still point to the first element
of the vector to be used; if the stride is negative, this will be the
highest-addressed element in memory. This convention differs from the
Level 1 BLAS, in which array parameters always refer to the lowest-
addressed element in memory even when negative increments are used.


These functions assume that the default round-to-nearest rounding
direction mode is in effect. On x86, these functions also assume that
the default round-to-64-bit rounding precision mode is in effect. The
result of calling a vector function with a non-default rounding mode
in effect is undefined.


These functions handle special cases and exceptions in the spirit of
IEEE 754. See cabs(3M) for the results for special cases.


An application wanting to check for exceptions should call
feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these functions. On
return, if fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW |
FE_UNDERFLOW) is non-zero, an exception has been raised. The
application can then examine the result or argument vectors for
exceptional values. Some vector functions can raise the inexact
exception even if all elements of the argument array are such that
the numerical results are exact.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

cabs(3M), feclearexcept(3M), fetestexcept(3M), attributes(7)

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