_ArrayTranspose does not create 1D array from 2D array

[Nine]

In the example of _ArrayTranspose, it states that a 2D array with $aArray[1][x] should return a 1D array. It does not, it returns a 2D array with $aArray[x][1].

[Jos]

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Thanks
Jos

[jchd18]

The problem with (mathematical) vectors is that not all languages differentiate between row- and column-vectors. I mean AutoIt has to use 2D to represent a column vector.

Given some 1D data [1, 2, 3] as input, its transpose is forcibly 2D, namely [[1], [2], [3]] and this clearly changes the dimension order.
Transposing again that output isn't stable, since the function currently exchanges dimension 1 & 2, returning [[1, 2, 3]].

It could be considered sensible to ignore dimensions whose value is 1, but this gives way to another complaint: if my original input is 2D like [[1], [2], [3]], then transposing it twice isn't stable and doesn't respect the original dimension order, giving [1, 2, 3] which is 1D only.

So, either way the implementation of Transpose choose, it will make half of AutoIt users angry.
I don't know how to solve that dilemna.

Agreed, the second example of this help topic is misleading in this respect. Note that outside pure mathematical application or language (Mapple, Mathematica, Octave, MatLab, R, ...) it's quite rare to have to take utter care of vector organisation (row or column).

Adding an explicit note about this in the help would only confuse 99% of users, I'm afraid.

[Nine]

I would then suggest to add a second optional parameter to force 2D into 1D. By default false, so no script breaking. True would provide a !D array under all circumstances.

[jchd18]

Another option is to leave any 1D input untouched and return the same 1D array (without error).

People needing to differentiate between $A[1][5] (i.e. a row of Excell with values in the first 5 columns) and $A[5][1] (i.e. a column of Excell with values in the first 5 rows) will have to explicitely provide 2D arrays in one of the forms above.

All in all I believe this is what we should do about the question, but others may have a diverging opinion.

[Melba23]

Fixed by revision [12303] in version: 3.3.15.3