Index reduce(int dim) {
    if ((dim < 0) || (dim >= rank))
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("illegal reduce dim " + dim);
    if (shape[dim] != 1)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("illegal reduce dim " + dim + " : length != 1");

    Index newindex = Index.factory(rank - 1);
    newindex.offset = offset;
    int count = 0;
    for (int ii = 0; ii < rank; ii++) {
      if (ii != dim) {
        newindex.shape[count] = shape[ii];
        newindex.stride[count] = stride[ii];
        //if (name != null) newindex.name[count] = name[ii];

        count++;
      }
    }
    newindex.size = computeSize(newindex.shape);
    newindex.fastIterator = fastIterator;
    newindex.precalc();         // any subclass-specific optimizations
    return newindex;
  }
Index reduce ( int dim ) { if ( ( dim < 0 ) || ( dim >= rank ) ) throw new IllegalArgumentException ( "illegal reduce dim " + dim ) ; if ( shape [ dim ] != 1 ) throw new IllegalArgumentException ( "illegal reduce dim " + dim + " : length != 1" ) ; Index newindex = Index . factory ( rank - 1 ) ; newindex . offset = offset ; int count = 0 ; for ( int ii = 0 ; ii < rank ; ii ++ ) { if ( ii != dim ) { newindex . shape [ count ] = shape [ ii ] ; newindex . stride [ count ] = stride [ ii ] ; count ++ ; } } newindex . size = computeSize ( newindex . shape ) ; newindex . fastIterator = fastIterator ; newindex . precalc ( ) ; return newindex ; }
Create a new Index based on current one by
eliminating the specified dimension;

@param dim: dimension to eliminate: must be of length one, else IllegalArgumentException
@return the new Index