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For each band, an output band of the same name is created with the value at the given position extracted from the input multidimensional pixel in that band.
Usage
Returns
Image.arrayGet(position)
Image
Argument
Type
Details
this: image
Image
Array to get an element from.
position
Image
The coordinates of the element to get. There must be as many scalar bands as there are dimensions in the input image.
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