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

Export assignment nextDataType

• nextDataType(dtype: "float64"): number
• nextDataType(dtype: "float32"): "float64"
• nextDataType(dtype: "int32"): number
• nextDataType(dtype: "int16"): "int32"
• nextDataType(dtype: "int8"): "int16"
• nextDataType(dtype: "uint32"): number
• nextDataType(dtype: "uint16"): "uint32"
• nextDataType(dtype: "uint8"): "uint16"
• nextDataType(dtype: "uint8c"): "uint16"
• nextDataType(dtype: "generic"): number
• nextDataType(dtype: "complex128"): number
• nextDataType(dtype: "complex64"): "complex128"
• nextDataType(dtype: DataType): DataType | number
• nextDataType(dtype: string): null
• nextDataType(dtype?: DataType): Table

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "float64"

    array data type

  Returns number

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'float64' );
  // returns -1

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "float32"

    array data type

  Returns "float64"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'float32' );
  // returns 'float64'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "int32"

    array data type

  Returns number

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'int32' );
  // returns -1

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "int16"

    array data type

  Returns "int32"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'int16' );
  // returns 'int32'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "int8"

    array data type

  Returns "int16"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'int8' );
  // returns 'int16'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "uint32"

    array data type

  Returns number

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'uint32' );
  // returns -1

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "uint16"

    array data type

  Returns "uint32"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'uint16' );
  // returns 'uint32'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "uint8"

    array data type

  Returns "uint16"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'uint8' );
  // returns 'uint16'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "uint8c"

    array data type

  Returns "uint16"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'uint8c' );
  // returns 'uint16'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "generic"

    array data type

  Returns number

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'generic' );
  // returns -1

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "complex128"

    array data type

  Returns number

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'complex128' );
  // returns -1

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: "complex64"

    array data type

  Returns "complex128"

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'complex64' );
  // returns 'complex128'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.

  Parameters

  • dtype: DataType

    array data type

  Returns DataType | number

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'complex64' );
  // returns 'complex128'

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If provided an unrecognized data type, the function returns null.

  Parameters

  • dtype: string

    array data type

  Returns null

  next larger data type

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'float' );
  // returns null

• Returns the next larger array data type of the same kind.

  Notes

  • If not provided a data type, the function returns a table.
  • If a data type does not have a next larger data type or the next larger type is not supported, the function returns -1.
  • If provided an unrecognized data type, the function returns null.

  Parameters

  • Optional dtype: DataType

    array data type

  Returns Table

  next larger data type(s) or null

  Example

  var table = nextDataType();
  // returns {...}

  Example

  var dt = nextDataType( 'float32' );
  // returns 'float64'