JuliaArrays / JuliaArrays/StructArrays.jl
`eltype` not inferred in broadcasting involving sparse arrays
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Description
julia> using LinearAlgebra, SparseArrays, StructArrays
julia> D = sparse(Diagonal(Float64[1:4;]));
julia> S = StructArray{ComplexF64}((D, D));
julia> ComplexF64.(S)
4×4 SparseMatrixCSC{Any, Int64} with 4 stored entries:
Error showing value of type SparseMatrixCSC{Any, Int64}:
ERROR: MethodError: no method matching zero(::Type{Any})
Closest candidates are:
zero(::Type{Union{Missing, T}}) where T
@ Base missing.jl:105
zero(::Union{Type{P}, P}) where P<:Dates.Period
@ Dates ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/Dates/src/periods.jl:51
zero(::AbstractIrrational)
@ Base irrationals.jl:151
...
Stacktrace:
[1] zero(#unused#::Type{Any})
@ Base ./missing.jl:106
[2] getindex
@ ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/SparseArrays/src/sparsematrix.jl:2504 [inlined]
[3] isassigned(::SparseMatrixCSC{Any, Int64}, ::Int64, ::Int64)
@ Base ./abstractarray.jl:606
[4] alignment(io::IOContext{Base.TTY}, X::AbstractVecOrMat, rows::Vector{Int64}, cols::Vector{Int64}, cols_if_complete::Int64, cols_otherwise::Int64, sep::Int64, ncols::Int64)
@ Base ./arrayshow.jl:68
[5] _print_matrix(io::IOContext{Base.TTY}, X::AbstractVecOrMat, pre::String, sep::String, post::String, hdots::String, vdots::String, ddots::String, hmod::Int64, vmod::Int64, rowsA::UnitRange{Int64}, colsA::UnitRange{Int64})
@ Base ./arrayshow.jl:207
[6] print_matrix(io::IOContext{Base.TTY}, X::SparseMatrixCSC{Any, Int64}, pre::String, sep::String, post::String, hdots::String, vdots::String, ddots::String, hmod::Int64, vmod::Int64)
@ Base ./arrayshow.jl:171
[7] print_matrix
@ ./arrayshow.jl:171 [inlined]
[8] print_array(io::IOContext{Base.TTY}, S::SparseMatrixCSC{Any, Int64})
@ SparseArrays ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/SparseArrays/src/sparsematrix.jl:339
[9] show(io::IOContext{Base.TTY}, #unused#::MIME{Symbol("text/plain")}, X::SparseMatrixCSC{Any, Int64})
@ Base ./arrayshow.jl:399
[10] (::REPL.var"#55#56"{REPL.REPLDisplay{REPL.LineEditREPL}, MIME{Symbol("text/plain")}, Base.RefValue{Any}})(io::Any)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:276
[11] with_repl_linfo(f::Any, repl::REPL.LineEditREPL)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:557
[12] display(d::REPL.REPLDisplay, mime::MIME{Symbol("text/plain")}, x::Any)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:262
[13] display
@ ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:281 [inlined]
[14] display(x::Any)
@ Base.Multimedia ./multimedia.jl:340
[15] #invokelatest#2
@ ./essentials.jl:816 [inlined]
[16] invokelatest
@ ./essentials.jl:813 [inlined]
[17] print_response(errio::IO, response::Any, show_value::Bool, have_color::Bool, specialdisplay::Union{Nothing, AbstractDisplay})
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:305
[18] (::REPL.var"#57#58"{REPL.LineEditREPL, Pair{Any, Bool}, Bool, Bool})(io::Any)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:287
[19] with_repl_linfo(f::Any, repl::REPL.LineEditREPL)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:557
[20] print_response(repl::REPL.AbstractREPL, response::Any, show_value::Bool, have_color::Bool)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:285
[21] (::REPL.var"#do_respond#80"{Bool, Bool, REPL.var"#93#103"{REPL.LineEditREPL, REPL.REPLHistoryProvider}, REPL.LineEditREPL, REPL.LineEdit.Prompt})(s::REPL.LineEdit.MIState, buf::Any, ok::Bool)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:899
[22] #invokelatest#2
@ ./essentials.jl:816 [inlined]
[23] invokelatest
@ ./essentials.jl:813 [inlined]
[24] run_interface(terminal::REPL.Terminals.TextTerminal, m::REPL.LineEdit.ModalInterface, s::REPL.LineEdit.MIState)
@ REPL.LineEdit ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl:2647
[25] run_frontend(repl::REPL.LineEditREPL, backend::REPL.REPLBackendRef)
@ REPL ~/packages/julias/julia-1.9/share/julia/stdlib/v1.9/REPL/src/REPL.jl:1300
[26] (::REPL.var"#62#68"{REPL.LineEditREPL, REPL.REPLBackendRef})()
@ REPL ./task.jl:514
However, this works:
julia> D = Diagonal(Float64[1:4;]);
julia> S = StructArray{ComplexF64}((D, D));
julia> ComplexF64.(S)
4×4 Diagonal{ComplexF64, Vector{ComplexF64}}:
1.0+1.0im ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
⋅ 2.0+2.0im ⋅ ⋅
⋅ ⋅ 3.0+3.0im ⋅
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 4.0+4.0im
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Reproduce the issue with StructArrays, SparseArrays, and the ComplexF64.(S) broadcast shown in the report, then compare it with the working Diagonal case. Trace the broadcast and eltype handling that produces SparseMatrixCSC{Any}; done means the sparse case infers the expected element type and no longer fails when displayed.
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