[torch]parameters(clone/copy/initialize)

https://github.com/torch/nn/blob/master/doc/module.md

-- make an mlp
mlp1=nn.Sequential();
mlp1:add(nn.Linear(100,10));

-- make a copy that shares the weights and biases
mlp2=mlp1:clone('weight','bias');

-- we change the bias of the first mlp
mlp1:get(1).bias[1]=99;

-- and see that the second one's bias has also changed..
print(mlp2:get(1).bias[1])

http://blog.csdn.net/u010167269/article/details/52073136

require 'nn'

local convNet = nn.Sequential()
convNet:add(nn.Linear(2, 3))

local convNet2 = convNet:clone('weight', 'bias', 'gradWeight', 'gradBias')
local params, gradParams = convNet:getParameters()
print(params)

params:fill(0)
local params, gradParams = convNet:getParameters()
print(params)

local params2, gradParams2 = convNet2:getParameters()
print(params2)

Pay attention to getParameter().
This time convNet2 will change when convNet changes.

require 'nn'

local convNet = nn.Sequential()
convNet:add(nn.Linear(2, 3))
convNet:add(nn.Tanh())

local params, gradParams = convNet:getParameters()
local convNet2 = convNet:clone('weight', 'bias', 'gradWeight', 'gradBias')

params:fill(0)
print(convNet2:get(1).weight)