mathjs/docs/reference/functions/resize.md

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# Function resize

Resize a matrix


## Syntax

```js
math.resize(x, size)
math.resize(x, size, defaultValue)
```

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | Array &#124; Matrix &#124; * | Matrix to be resized
`size` | Array &#124; Matrix | One dimensional array with numbers
`defaultValue` | number &#124; string | Zero by default, except in case of a string, in that case defaultValue = ' ' Default value: 0.

### Returns

Type | Description
---- | -----------
* &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | A resized clone of matrix `x`


## Examples

```js
math.resize([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [3]) // returns Array  [1, 2, 3]
math.resize([1, 2, 3], [5], 0)    // returns Array  [1, 2, 3, 0, 0]
math.resize(2, [2, 3], 0)         // returns Matrix [[2, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]]
math.resize("hello", [8], "!")    // returns string 'hello!!!'
```


## See also

[size](size.md),
[squeeze](squeeze.md),
[subset](subset.md),
[reshape](reshape.md)