{{alias}}( x, dims, k, writable ) Returns a view of the diagonal of a matrix (or stack of matrices). The order of the dimension indices contained in `dims` matters. The first element specifies the row-like dimension. The second element specifies the column-like dimension. Each provided dimension index must reside on the interval [-ndims, ndims-1]. The diagonal offset `k` is interpreted as `column - row`. Accordingly, when `k = 0`, the function returns the main diagonal; when `k > 0`, the function returns the diagonal above the main diagonal; and when `k < 0`, the function returns the diagonal below the main diagonal. The returned ndarray is a *view* of the input ndarray. Accordingly, writing to the original ndarray will mutate the returned ndarray and vice versa. The `writable` parameter only applies to ndarray constructors supporting read-only instances. Parameters ---------- x: ndarray Input array. dims: ArrayLikeObject Dimension indices defining the plane from which to extract the diagonal. k: integer Diagonal offset. writable: boolean Boolean indicating whether the returned ndarray should be writable. Returns ------- out: ndarray Output array view. Examples -------- > var x = {{alias:@stdlib/ndarray/array}}( [ [ 1.0, 2.0 ], [ 3.0, 4.0 ] ] ) [ [ 1.0, 2.0 ], [ 3.0, 4.0 ] ] > var y = {{alias}}( x, [ 0, 1 ], 0, false ) [ 1.0, 4.0 ] See Also --------