External module "array/dtype/docs/types/index.d"

Export assignment dtype

• dtype(value: Float64Array): "float64"
• dtype(value: Float32Array): "float32"
• dtype(value: Complex128Array): "complex128"
• dtype(value: Complex64Array): "complex64"
• dtype(value: Int32Array): "int32"
• dtype(value: Int16Array): "int16"
• dtype(value: Int8Array): "int8"
• dtype(value: Uint32Array): "uint32"
• dtype(value: Uint16Array): "uint16"
• dtype(value: Uint8Array): "uint8"
• dtype(value: Uint8ClampedArray): "uint8c"
• dtype(value: Array<any>): "generic"
• dtype(value: Array<any> | RealOrComplexTypedArray): DataType | null

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Float64Array

    input value

  Returns "float64"

  data type

  Example

  var Float64Array = require( `@stdlib/array/float64` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Float64Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'float64'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Float32Array

    input value

  Returns "float32"

  data type

  Example

  var Float32Array = require( `@stdlib/array/float32` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Float32Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'float32'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Complex128Array

    input value

  Returns "complex128"

  data type

  Example

  var Complex128Array = require( `@stdlib/array/complex128` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Complex128Array( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] ) );
  // returns 'complex128'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Complex64Array

    input value

  Returns "complex64"

  data type

  Example

  var Complex64Array = require( `@stdlib/array/complex64` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Complex64Array( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] ) );
  // returns 'complex64'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Int32Array

    input value

  Returns "int32"

  data type

  Example

  var Int32Array = require( `@stdlib/array/int32` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Int32Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'int32'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Int16Array

    input value

  Returns "int16"

  data type

  Example

  var Int16Array = require( `@stdlib/array/int16` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Int16Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'int16'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Int8Array

    input value

  Returns "int8"

  data type

  Example

  var Int8Array = require( `@stdlib/array/int8` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Int8Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'int8'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Uint32Array

    input value

  Returns "uint32"

  data type

  Example

  var Uint32Array = require( `@stdlib/array/uint32` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Uint32Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'uint32'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Uint16Array

    input value

  Returns "uint16"

  data type

  Example

  var Uint16Array = require( `@stdlib/array/uint16` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Uint16Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'uint16'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Uint8Array

    input value

  Returns "uint8"

  data type

  Example

  var Uint8Array = require( `@stdlib/array/uint8` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Uint8Array( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'uint8'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Uint8ClampedArray

    input value

  Returns "uint8c"

  data type

  Example

  var Uint8ClampedArray = require( `@stdlib/array/uint8c` );
  
  var dt = dtype( new Uint8ClampedArray( [ 1, 2, 3 ] ) );
  // returns 'uint8c'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Parameters

  • value: Array<any>

    input value

  Returns "generic"

  data type

  Example

  var dt = dtype( [ 1, 2, 3 ] );
  // returns 'generic'

• Returns the data type of an array.

  Notes

  • If provided an argument having an unknown or unsupported type, the function returns null.

  Parameters

  • value: Array<any> | RealOrComplexTypedArray

    input value

  Returns DataType | null

  data type

  Example

  var dt = dtype( [ 1, 2, 3 ] );
  // returns 'generic'
  
  var dt = dtype( 'beep' );
  // returns null