How to fill a vector from 0 to an incoming number?

Q: How can I fill a vector from 0 to an incoming number?

A: The ramp or rampinc methods of fmat or fvec are made for this:

 ($myvec ramp 0 $1)

fills the existing elements to ($1 - 1)

 ($myvec rampinc 0 $1)

fills to $1. The fmat or fvec must have the correct size already. (Change with rows $1.)

Exercise: Using the expr class:

Having first resized the vector to N+1, where N is incoming number, declare the expression rampexpr in an ftm.object like

 [expr '($idx)' | rampexpr]

Then it's:

 ($myvec fill $rampexpr)

If you have a vector whose size you want to keep fixed, so that you go, say, 0-13 in 10 steps, it's a bit more complex with expr, but only a bit:

To go 0 to N inclusive (like rampinc):

 [expr '($idx * ($1 / (($self size) - 1) ) )' | rampexpr2]

To go 0 to N-1:

 [expr '($idx * ($1 / ($self size) ) )' | rampexpr3]

 ($myvec fill $rampexpr2 $1)

Assuming $1 is your incoming value.

(Owen Green, Diemo Schwarz)