function a = r8bb_zeros ( n1, n2, ml, mu )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% R8BB_ZEROS zeros an R8BB matrix.
%
%  Discussion:
%
%    The R8BB storage format is for a border banded matrix.  Such a
%    matrix has the logical form:
%
%      A1 | A2
%      ---+---
%      A3 | A4
%
%    with A1 a (usually large) N1 by N1 banded matrix, while A2, A3 and A4
%    are dense rectangular matrices of orders N1 by N2, N2 by N1, and N2 by N2,
%    respectively.
%
%    A should be defined as a vector.  The user must then store
%    the entries of the four blocks of the matrix into the vector A.
%    Each block is stored by columns.
%
%    A1, the banded portion of the matrix, is stored in
%    the first (2*ML+MU+1)*N1 entries of A, using standard LINPACK
%    general band format.  The reason for the factor of 2 in front of
%    ML is to allocate space that may be required if pivoting occurs.
%
%    The following formulas should be used to determine how to store
%    the entry corresponding to row I and column J in the original matrix:
%
%    Entries of A1:
%
%      1 <= I <= N1, 1 <= J <= N1, (J-I) <= MU and (I-J) <= ML.
%
%      Store the I, J entry into location
%      (I-J+ML+MU+1)+(J-1)*(2*ML+MU+1).
%
%    Entries of A2:
%
%      1 <= I <= N1, N1+1 <= J <= N1+N2.
%
%      Store the I, J entry into location
%      (2*ML+MU+1)*N1+(J-N1-1)*N1+I.
%
%    Entries of A3:
%
%      N1+1 <= I <= N1+N2, 1 <= J <= n1.
%
%      Store the I, J entry into location
%      (2*ML+MU+1)*N1+N1*N2+(J-1)*N2+(I-N1).
%
%    Entries of A4:
%
%      N1+1 <= I <= N1+N2, N1+1 <= J <= N1+N2
%
%      Store the I, J entry into location
%      (2*ML+MU+1)*N1+N1*N2+(J-1)*N2+(I-N1).
%      (same formula used for A3).
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    19 August 2015
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Parameters:
%
%    Input, integer N1, N2, the order of the banded and dense blocks.
%    N1 and N2 must be nonnegative, and at least one must be positive.
%
%    Input, integer ML, MU, the lower and upper bandwidths.
%    ML and MU must be nonnegative and no greater than N1-1.
%
%    Input, integer SEED, a seed for the random number generator.
%
%    Output, real A((2*ML+MU+1)*N1+2*N1*N2+N2*N2), the R8BB matrix.
%
%    Output, integer SEED, an updated seed for the random number generator.
%
  nn = ( 2 * ml + mu + 1 ) * n1 + 2 * n1 * n2 + n2 * n2;
  a = zeros ( nn, 1 );

  return
end
