//-----------------------------------------------------------------
//!
//! \brief get number of dimensions
//!
//! Returns the number of dimensions of the array.
//!
//! \return number of dimensions
//!
size_t rank() const
{
return _imap.rank();
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------
//!
//! \brief shape to container
//!
//! This returns a container of type CTYPE with the number of
//! elements stored in the array.
//!
//! \tparam CTYPE container type
//! \return instance of CTYPE with shape data
//!
template<typename CTYPE> CTYPE shape() const
{
auto c = container_utils<CTYPE>::create(_imap.rank());
std::copy(_imap.begin(),_imap.end(),c.begin());
return c;
}