.. _auto_matrix_getentry:

*MATRIX GETENTRY*
=================

Extracts a single scalar entry from a matrix at the specified (row, column) position. Use this worker when you need to isolate one element of a matrix for downstream processing or inspection.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``element``, ``getentry``, ``indexing``, ``matrix``, ``scalar``, ``transformation``.

Inputs
------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Row Number
     - rownumber
     - integer
     - —
     - 
     - 1-based row index (I) of the target matrix entry; leave unset if the entire row is not yet known.
   * - Column Number
     - columnnumber
     - integer
     - —
     - 
     - 1-based column index (J) of the target matrix entry; leave unset if the entire column is not yet known.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - matrix_getentry_output_1
     - matrix_getentry_output_1
     - matrix
     - Scalar value (wrapped as a 1×1 matrix) extracted from the input matrix at position (rownumber, columnnumber).

Disciplines
-----------

- data.dataset.transform

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