README.md

2d-partial-sums

C library for quickly computing the 2D partial sums of a matrix. Some examples are provided as well.

Using the code

#include "partialsums.h" once files are in the correct directory. Compile your code while linking partialsums.o.

Functions

unsigned long int *generate_lookup(unsigned int *A, int m, int n)

Returns a pointer to the 2D partial sum matrix of size m by n (same size as original). Generated in O(m*n) time with m and n being the width and height of the matrix.

unsigned long int query_sum(unsigned long int *A, int n, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)

Used to query the partial sum matrix generated prior. Returns the sum of an area in O(1) time.

• (x1, y1) is the top-left corner of the requested area
• (x2, y2) is the bottom-right corner of the requested area
• n is the number of columns in the matrix

Running examples

Run make all in the directory to make the two examples.

License

Code is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license.