Home Original page

stdlib/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/dtypes at develop · stdlib-js/stdlib

Data Types

List of array data types.

Usage

var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array/dtypes' );

dtypes( [kind] )

Returns a list of array data types.

var out = dtypes();
// e.g., returns [ 'float32', 'float64', ... ]

When not provided a data type "kind", the function returns an array containing the following data types:

  • float32: single-precision floating-point numbers.
  • float64: double-precision floating-point numbers.
  • complex64: single-precision complex floating-point numbers.
  • complex128: double-precision complex floating-point numbers.
  • bool: boolean values.
  • generic: values of any type.
  • int16: signed 16-bit integers.
  • int32: signed 32-bit integers.
  • int8: signed 8-bit integers.
  • uint16: unsigned 16-bit integers.
  • uint32: unsigned 32-bit integers.
  • uint8: unsigned 8-bit integers.
  • uint8c: unsigned clamped 8-bit integers.

To return the subset of data types belonging to a specified data type kind, provide a kind argument.

var out = dtypes( 'floating_point' );
// returns [...]

The function supports the following data type kinds:

  • floating_point: floating-point data types.
  • real_floating_point: real-valued floating-point data types.
  • complex_floating_point: complex-valued floating-point data types.
  • boolean: boolean data types.
  • integer: integer data types.
  • signed_integer: signed integer data types.
  • unsigned_integer: unsigned integer data types.
  • real: real-valued data types.
  • numeric: numeric data types.
  • typed: typed data types.
  • integer_index: integer index data types.
  • boolean_index: boolean index data types.
  • mask_index: mask index data types.
  • typed_index: typed index data types.
  • index: index data types.
  • all: all data types.

Additionally, the function supports extending the "kinds" listed above by appending an _and_generic suffix to the kind name (e.g., real_and_generic).

var out = dtypes( 'floating_point_and_generic' );
// returns [...]

Examples

var contains = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/contains' ).factory;
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array/dtypes' );

var isdtype = contains( dtypes() );

var bool = isdtype( 'float64' );
// returns true

bool = isdtype( 'int8' );
// returns true

bool = isdtype( 'uint16' );
// returns true

bool = isdtype( 'beep' );
// returns false

See Also