The Perl Toolchain Summit needs more sponsors. If your company depends on Perl, please support this very important event.

NAME

PDL::Modules - A guide to PDL's module reference.

DESCRIPTION

This page serves as a table of contents for PDL's module documentation. This page does not list every single PDL module. It only shows the ones intended for PDL users, while ommitting those which are deemed "for internal use only". If you wish to see a comprehensive list of all documentation, please see the PDL::Index page.

LOOKING FOR A FUNCTION?

If you want to search for a function name, you should use the PDL shell along with the "help" or "apropos" command (to do a fuzzy search). For example:

 pdl> apropos xval
 xlinvals        X axis values between endpoints (see xvals).
 xlogvals        X axis values logarithmicly spaced...
 xvals           Fills a piddle with X index values...
 yvals           Fills a piddle with Y index values. See the CAVEAT for xvals.
 zvals           Fills a piddle with Z index values. See the CAVEAT for xvals.

To learn more about the PDL shell, see perldl or pdl2.

FOUNDATION

perldl or pdl2

Learn about the PDL shell.

Functions

PDL::Core

Core module (e.g. creating piddles).

PDL::Basic

Simplified interface to the more general PDL::Primitive.

PDL::Ops

Basic operators (e.g. arithmetic, comparisons, etc.).

PDL::Ufunc

Functions that accumulate along a dimension (e.g. sum, max).

Other Features

PDL::AutoLoader

MATLAB-style function autoloader.

PDL::Slices

Indexing and slices. How to access a subset of a piddle.

PDL::NiceSlice

Nicer syntax for slices.

MISCELLANEOUS

PDL::Primitive

Fundamental operations on piddles.

PDL::Complex

Complex numbers.

PDL::Bad

Bad value support.

PDL::Reduce

A 'reduce' function for PDL.

PDL::Lite

Minimum PDL module OO loader.

PDL::LiteF

Minimum PDL module function loader.

PDL::Extended

Extended Mathematical Operators.

PDL::Func

Interpolation-related functions.

GRAPHICS

PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT

PGPLOT library.

PDL::Graphics::PLplot

PLplot library.

3D Graphics

PDL::Graphics::TriD

3D graphics core module.

PDL::Graphics::TriD::Rout

Helper routines for 3D graphics.

PDL::Graphics::TriD::Contours

3D surface contours.

Helper Modules

PDL::Graphics::LUT

Look-up tables.

PDL::Graphics::IIS

Display images on IIS devices.

PDL::Graphics::Limits

Derive data limits for display purposes.

IMAGE PROCESSING

PDL::Compression

Compression utilities.

PDL::Image2D

2-dimmensional image processing.

PDL::ImageND

N-dimmensional image processing.

PDL::ImageRGB

RGB image data handling.

NUMERICAL METHODS

PDL::FFT

Fast Fourier Transform (native implementation).

PDL::FFTW

PDL interface to the FFTW library.

PDL::Filter::LinPred

Linear predictive filtering.

PDL::Filter::Linear

Linear filtering.

PDL::Opt::Simplex

Simplex optimization routines.

PDL::Minuit

PDL interface to the Minuit library.

PDL::Slatec

PDL interface to the Slatec library.

COORDINATE TRANSFORMATIONS

PDL::Transform

Coordinate transforms, image warping, and N-D functions.

PDL::Transform::Cartography

Cartographic projections.

PDL::Transform::Proj4

PDL interface to the Proj4 projection library.

IO FUNCTIONS

PDL::IO

Overview of IO functions.

PDL::IO::Dumper

Data dumper.

PDL::IO::FastRaw

Fast storage format (outdated).

PDL::IO::FlexRaw

Flexible storage format.

PDL::IO::Rout

Misc IO routines.

PDL::IO::Sortable

Support for Perl's 'Storable' module.

Image Formats

PDL::IO::FITS

PDL support for FITS images.

PDL::IO::PNM

PDL support for PNM images.

PDL::IO::GD

PDL interface to the GD image library.

PDL::IO::HDF

PDL interface to the HDH4 image library.

PDL::IO::NetPBM

PDL interface to the NetPBM image library.

PDL::IO::NDF

PDL interface to the Starlink image library. Available as a separate CPAN download.

2D MATRICES

PDL::Matrix

Convenience class for 2D matrix work.

PDL::MatrixOps

Additional matrix operators.

GNU SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY

PDL::GSL::DIFF

Numerical differentiation.

PDL::GSL::INTEG

Numerical integration.

PDL::GSL::INTERP

Interpolation.

PDL::GSL::MROOT

Multidimensional root-finding.

PDL::GSL::RNG

RNG and randist.

Special Functions

PDL::GSLSF::AIRY
PDL::GSLSF::BESSEL
PDL::GSLSF::CLAUSEN
PDL::GSLSF::COULOMB
PDL::GSLSF::COUPLING
PDL::GSLSF::DAWSON
PDL::GSLSF::DEBYE
PDL::GSLSF::DILOG
PDL::GSLSF::ELEMENTARY
PDL::GSLSF::ELLINT
PDL::GSLSF::ELLJAC
PDL::GSLSF::ERF
PDL::GSLSF::EXP
PDL::GSLSF::EXPINT
PDL::GSLSF::FERMI_DIRAC
PDL::GSLSF::GAMMA
PDL::GSLSF::GEGENBAUER
PDL::GSLSF::HYPERG
PDL::GSLSF::LAGUERRE
PDL::GSLSF::LEGENDRE
PDL::GSLSF::LOG
PDL::GSLSF::POLY
PDL::GSLSF::POW_INT
PDL::GSLSF::PSI
PDL::GSLSF::SYNCHROTRON
PDL::GSLSF::TRANSPORT
PDL::GSLSF::TRIG
PDL::GSLSF::ZETA

FITTING FUNCTIONS

PDL::Fit::Gaussian

Fit gaussian curves.

PDL::Fit::Polynomial

Fit polynomials.

PDL::Fit::Linfit

Fit linear combinations of functions.

PDL::Fit::LM

Fit functions using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm.

ADVANCED

PDL::Dbg

PDL debugger.

PDL::DiskCache

Manage many piddles through a disk cache.

PDL::CallExt

Call external functions.

PDL::Objects

If you want to sub-class from PDL (note: incomplete).

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2010 Daniel Carrera (dcarrera@gmail.com). You can distribute and/or modify this document under the same terms as the current Perl license.

See: http://dev.perl.org/licenses/