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+
+// Declare the marco to enable armadillo wrappers before include the head file.
+// To compile the code, use: g++ use_armadillo_ex.cpp -larmadillo
+#define GCTL_USE_ARMADILLO
+
+#include "gctl/core/armadillo_wrapper.h"
+
+using namespace gctl;
+
+int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
+{
+    _1d_array a(10, 1, 0.5);
+    a.show();
+
+    arma::Col<double> b;
+    array2armaCol(a, b);
+    std::cout << b;
+
+    _1d_array c;
+    armaCol2array(b, c);
+    c.show();
+
+    arma::Row<double> d;
+    array2armaRow(c, d);
+    std::cout << d;
+
+    armaRow2array(d, a);
+    a.show();
+
+    matrix<double> m(10, 10);
+    m.random_float(1.0, 2.0, RdUniform); 
+    m.show();
+
+    arma::Mat<double> amat;
+    matrix2armaMat(m, amat);
+    std::cout << amat;
+
+    arma::Col<double> r = amat*b;
+
+    _1d_array v;
+    armaCol2array(r, v);
+    v.show();
+    return 0;
+}