5.1.1 align

Syntax:

align ( vector_expression, int_expression )
align ( module_expression, int_expression )

Type:

type of the first argument

Purpose:

maps module generators gen(i) to gen(i+s) for all i.

Example:

ring r=0,(x,y,z),(c,dp); align([1,2,3],3); ==> [0,0,0,1,2,3] align([0,0,1,2,3],-1); ==> [0,1,2,3] align(freemodule(2),1); ==> _[1]=[0,1] ==> _[2]=[0,0,1]