Matrix.DotProd Method

Double DotProd(TMtxVec Vec, Int32 VecIndex, Int32 Index, Int32 Len)

Scalar product of two real arrays.

#NameTypeDescription
1VecTMtxVecsource TVec or TMtx
2VecIndexInt32
3IndexInt32start index
4LenInt32element count

Returns: Double

Remarks:

Returns the scalar product between Vec elements [VecIndex]..[VecIndex+Len-1] and calling object elements [Index]..[Index+Len-1]. An exception is raised if Vec and calling object Dew.Math.Matrix.Complex property is True. An exception is raised if Dew.Math.Matrix.ConditionCheck is True and array borders are overrun or underrun. The dot product is defined by the equation:

VV=k=0Length1V[k]V[k]\text{V}\cdot \text{V} = \sum _{k=0} ^{\text{Length}-1}\text{V}[k]\cdot \text{V}[k]

Both objects must be of equal size. If they are not, the method will return the dot product of the largest sub-array.

Examples
Matrix a;
Matrix b;
double prod;
a.SetIt(1,4,false,new double[] {1,2,3,4});
b.SetIt(1,4,false,new double[] {5,6,7,8});
prod = a.DotProd(b,0,0,4); // = 1*5 + 2*6 + * 3*7 + 4*8
See Also: Matrix.DotProdc