ndslice: convert a sliced object to T[]

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On Wednesday, 15 June 2016 at 02:43:37 UTC, data pulverizer wrote:
> How do I unravel a sliced item T[].sliced(...) to an array T[]?
>
> For instance:
>
> import std.experimental.ndslice;
> auto slice = new int[12].sliced(3, 4);
> int[] x = ??;
>
> Thanks

A slice is just a _view_ on your memory, the easiest way is to 
save a reference to your array like this:

```
int[] arr = new int[12];
auto slice = arr.sliced(3, 4);
slice[1, 1] = 42;
arr // [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 42, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
```

For a general case, you should give `byElement` a try:

https://dlang.org/phobos/std_experimental_ndslice_selection.html#byElement