# Command: cvgidcollection

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Name:

    cvgidcollection - Create a container of global ids.

Synopsis:

      list_of_gids	 cvgidcollection -> gidcollection
      first_gid   last_gid cvgidcollection -> gidcollection

Description:

      This function creates a gidcollection object, which is a unified
      representation for multiple global ids of neurons or devices. To
      save memory in the case of contiguous ranges of GIDs, it is
      possible to just use the first and last index of the range to
      initialize the gidcollection.

Parameters:

      list_of_gids  	- an array or intvector of global ids, or a gidcollection
      first_gid		- an integer definig the first GID of the range
      last_gid		- an integer definig the last GID of the range

Author:

    Jochen Martin Eppler

FirstVersion:

    April 2014

SeeAlso:

- cv_iv
- Connect
- CGConnect

Source:

    /opt/conda/conda-bld/nest_1510212701067/work/nest-2.14.0/lib/sli/nest-init.sli

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