Avoiding unpacking an array when altering its dimension












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I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  
Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?










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    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
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    Thanks, it works!
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$begingroup$


I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  
Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?










share|improve this question











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    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is computer-less
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, it works!
    $endgroup$
    – cj9435042
    yesterday














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I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  
Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?










share|improve this question











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I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  
Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?







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    $begingroup$
    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is computer-less
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, it works!
    $endgroup$
    – cj9435042
    yesterday














  • 4




    $begingroup$
    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is computer-less
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, it works!
    $endgroup$
    – cj9435042
    yesterday








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$begingroup$
Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
$endgroup$
– J. M. is computer-less
yesterday




$begingroup$
Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
$endgroup$
– J. M. is computer-less
yesterday












$begingroup$
Thanks, it works!
$endgroup$
– cj9435042
yesterday




$begingroup$
Thanks, it works!
$endgroup$
– cj9435042
yesterday










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An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


Comparison:



r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming
r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming

r1 === r2



{0.120, Null}



{0.025, Null}



True







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    $begingroup$

    An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



    list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


    Comparison:



    r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming
    r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming

    r1 === r2



    {0.120, Null}



    {0.025, Null}



    True







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      $begingroup$

      An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



      list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


      Comparison:



      r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming
      r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming

      r1 === r2



      {0.120, Null}



      {0.025, Null}



      True







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        $begingroup$

        An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



        list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


        Comparison:



        r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming
        r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming

        r1 === r2



        {0.120, Null}



        {0.025, Null}



        True







        share|improve this answer









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        An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



        list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


        Comparison:



        r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming
        r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming

        r1 === r2



        {0.120, Null}



        {0.025, Null}



        True








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