NetFlatten [net]
NetFlatten [net,n]
collapses up to nesting level n.
NetFlatten
NetFlatten [net]
NetFlatten [net,n]
collapses up to nesting level n.
Details and Options
- NetFlatten [net] will flatten nested nets at any level, including within operators such as NetMapOperator and NetFoldOperator .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Flatten nested chains:
Flatten nested graphs:
Scope (3)
Properties & Relations (3)
NetFlatten flattens nested nets, including within operators.
Construct an operator that contains nested chains:
The inner net of the NetMapOperator has been flattened:
NetFlatten yields a NetChain for a NetGraph that is fully flat:
NetFlatten yields a NetGraph for a NetChain that contains a nested NetGraph :
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2018), NetFlatten, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NetFlatten.html (updated 2019).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2018. "NetFlatten." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2019. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NetFlatten.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2018). NetFlatten. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NetFlatten.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_netflatten, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NetFlatten}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NetFlatten.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_netflatten, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NetFlatten}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NetFlatten.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}