# scalar2ndarrayLike
> Convert a scalar value to a zero-dimensional ndarray having the same [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes] as a provided ndarray.
## Usage
```javascript
var scalar2ndarrayLike = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/from-scalar-like' );
```
#### scalar2ndarrayLike( x, value )
Returns a zero-dimensional ndarray containing a provided scalar `value` and having the same [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes] as a provided ndarray.
```javascript
var getShape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/shape' );
var getDType = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtype' );
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/zeros' );
var x = zeros( 'float32', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
// returns
var y = scalar2ndarrayLike( x, 1.0 );
// returns
var sh = getShape( y );
// returns []
var dt = String( getDType( y ) );
// returns 'float32'
var v = y.get();
// returns 1.0
```
## Notes
- Along with data type and order, the function infers the "class" of the returned ndarray from the provided ndarray. For example, if provided a "base" [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor], the function returns a base [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor]. If provided a non-base [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor], the function returns a non-base [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- If `value` is a number and a provided ndarray has a complex [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes], the function returns a zero-dimensional ndarray containing a complex number whose real component equals the provided scalar `value` and whose imaginary component is zero.
## Examples
```javascript
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes' );
var empty = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/empty' );
var scalar2ndarrayLike = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/from-scalar-like' );
// Get a list of data types:
var dt = dtypes( 'integer_and_generic' );
// Generate zero-dimensional arrays...
var x;
var y;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < dt.length; i++ ) {
x = empty( dt[ i ], [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
y = scalar2ndarrayLike( x, i );
console.log( y.get() );
}
```
[@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/base/ctor
[@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/ctor
[@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/ndarray/tree/main/dtypes