import mir.ndslice.allocation;
auto a = slice!int(2, 3);
auto b = [1, 2, 3, 4].sliced(2, 2);

a[0..$, 0..$-1] = b;
assert(a == [[1, 2, 0], [3, 4, 0]]);

// fills both rows with b[0]
a[0..$, 0..$-1] = b[0];
assert(a == [[1, 2, 0], [1, 2, 0]]);

a[1, 0..$-1] = b[1];
assert(a[1] == [3, 4, 0]);

a[1, 0..$-1][] = b[0];
assert(a[1] == [1, 2, 0]);

import mir.ndslice.topology : blocks, iota;
import mir.ndslice.allocation : slice;
auto a = slice!int(4, 4);
a.blocks(2, 2)[] = iota!int(2, 2);

assert(a ==
        [[0, 0, 1, 1],
         [0, 0, 1, 1],
         [2, 2, 3, 3],
         [2, 2, 3, 3]]);

import mir.ndslice.topology : blocks, iota, pack;
import mir.ndslice.allocation : slice;
auto a = slice!int(4, 4);
a.blocks(2, 2)[] = iota!int(2, 2, 2).pack!1;

assert(a ==
        [[0, 1, 2, 3],
         [0, 1, 2, 3],
         [4, 5, 6, 7],
         [4, 5, 6, 7]]);