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Chapter 14
Arrays, Clusters, and Graphs
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if 
element
 is a long integer with the value of five and 
dimension size
 
has a value of 100, the result is a 1D array of 100 long integers all set to 
five. You can wire the inputs from front panel control terminals, as shown 
in the preceding illustration, from block diagram constants, or from 
calculations on other parts of your diagram.
To create and initialize an array that has more than one dimension, pop up 
on the lower-left side of the function and select Add Dimension. You also 
can use the Resizing cursor to enlarge the Initialize Array node and add 
more dimension size inputs, one for each additional dimension. You can 
remove dimensions by shrinking the node by selecting Remove Dimension 
from the function pop-up menu or with the Resizing cursor.
The following block diagram shows how to initialize a 3D array.
If all the dimension size inputs are zero, the function creates an empty array 
of the specified type and dimension. 
Array Size
Array Size returns the number of elements in the input array. 
4
7
3
2
5
Array
Size = 4 Elements