npm package: @stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by
Description: Element-wise subtraction of two strided arrays via a callback function.
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Latest version: 0.2.3

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# subBy

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> Element-wise [subtraction][@stdlib/number/float64/base/sub] of two strided arrays via a callback function.

<section class="intro">

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<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by
```

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var subBy = require( '@stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by' );
```

#### subBy( N, x, strideX, y, strideY, z, strideZ, clbk\[, thisArg] )

Performs element-wise [subtraction][@stdlib/number/float64/base/sub] of two strided arrays via a callback function and assigns each result to an element in an output strided array.

```javascript
function accessor( values ) {
    return values;
}

var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];

subBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, z, 1, accessor );
// z => [ 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 ]
```

The function accepts the following arguments:

-   **N**: number of indexed elements.
-   **x**: input [`Array`][mdn-array], [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions).
-   **strideX**: index increment for `x`.
-   **y**: input [`Array`][mdn-array], [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions).
-   **strideY**: index increment for `y`.
-   **z**: output [`Array`][mdn-array], [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array], or an array-like object (excluding strings and functions).
-   **strideZ**: index increment for `z`.
-   **clbk**: callback function.
-   **thisArg**: execution context (_optional_).

The invoked callback function is provided four arguments:

-   **values**: input array element values `[vx, vy]`.
-   **idx**: iteration index (zero-based).
-   **indices**: input and output array strided indices `[ix, iy, iz]` (computed according to `offset + idx*stride`).
-   **arrays**: input and output arrays/collections `[x, y, z]`.

To set the callback execution context, provide a `thisArg`.

```javascript
function accessor( values ) {
    this.count += 1;
    return values;
}

var context = {
    'count': 0
};

var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];

subBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, z, 1, accessor, context );
// z => [ 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 ]

var cnt = context.count;
// returns 5
```

The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in the strided arrays are accessed at runtime. For example, to index every other value in `x` and to index the first `N` elements of `y` in reverse order,

```javascript
function accessor( values ) {
    return values;
}

var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];

subBy( 3, x, 2, y, -1, z, 1, accessor );
// z => [ 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]
```

Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views.

```javascript
var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );

function accessor( values ) {
    return values;
}

// Initial arrays...
var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 ] );
var y0 = new Float64Array( [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 ] );
var z0 = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ] );

// Create offset views...
var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
var y1 = new Float64Array( y0.buffer, y0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element
var z1 = new Float64Array( z0.buffer, z0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*3 ); // start at 4th element

subBy( 3, x1, -2, y1, 1, z1, 1, accessor );
// z0 => <Float64Array>[ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 11.0, 10.0, 9.0 ]
```

#### subBy.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX, y, strideY, offsetY, z, strideZ, offsetZ, clbk\[, thisArg] )

Performs element-wise [subtraction][@stdlib/number/float64/base/sub] of two strided arrays via a callback function and assigns each result to an element in an output strided array using alternative indexing semantics.

```javascript
function accessor( values ) {
    return values;
}

var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];

subBy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, 1, 0, z, 1, 0, accessor );
// z => [ 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 ]
```

The function accepts the following additional arguments:

-   **offsetX**: starting index for `x`.
-   **offsetY**: starting index for `y`.
-   **offsetZ**: starting index for `z`.

While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying `buffer`, the offset parameters support indexing semantics based on starting indices. For example, to index every other value in `x` starting from the second value and to index the last `N` elements in `y`,

```javascript
function accessor( values ) {
    return values;
}

var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 ];
var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 ];
var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];

subBy.ndarray( 3, x, 2, 1, y, -1, y.length-1, z, 1, 2, accessor );
// z => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 11.0, 10.0, 9.0 ]
```

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   If a provided callback function does not return any value (or equivalently, explicitly returns `undefined`), the value is **ignored**.

    ```javascript
    function accessor() {
        // No-op...
    }

    var x = [ 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 ];
    var y = [ 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 ];
    var z = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];

    subBy( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, z, 1, accessor );
    // z => [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]
    ```

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-uniform' ).factory;
var filledarray = require( '@stdlib/array-filled' );
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
var subBy = require( '@stdlib/math-strided-ops-sub-by' );

function accessor( values, i ) {
    if ( (i%3) === 0 ) {
        // Simulate a "missing" value...
        return;
    }
    return values;
}

var x = filledarrayBy( 10, 'generic', uniform( -10.0, 10.0 ) );
console.log( x );

var y = filledarrayBy( x.length, 'generic', uniform( -10.0, 10.0 ) );
console.log( y );

var z = filledarray( null, x.length, 'generic' );
console.log( z );

subBy.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0, y, -1, y.length-1, z, 1, 0, accessor );
console.log( z );
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/math-strided/ops/sub`][@stdlib/math/strided/ops/sub]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">element-wise subtraction of two strided arrays.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/math-strided/ops/add-by`][@stdlib/math/strided/ops/add-by]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">element-wise addition of two strided arrays via a callback function.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/math-strided/ops/mul-by`][@stdlib/math/strided/ops/mul-by]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">element-wise multiplication of two strided arrays via a callback function.</span>

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