External module "array/safe-casts/docs/types/index.d"

Export assignment safeCasts

• safeCasts(dtype: DataType): Array<DataType>
• safeCasts(dtype: string): null
• safeCasts(dtype?: undefined | string): Table

• Returns a list of array data types to which a provided array data type can be safely cast.

  Parameters

  • dtype: DataType

    array data type

  Returns Array < DataType >

  list of array data types

  Example

  var list = safeCasts( 'float32' );
  // returns [...]

• Returns a list of array data types to which a provided array data type can be safely cast.

  Notes

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

  Parameters

  • dtype: string

    array data type

  Returns null

  list of array data types

  Example

  var list = safeCasts( 'float' );
  // returns null

• Returns a list of array data types to which a provided array data type can be safely cast.

  Notes

  • If not provided an array data type, the function returns a casting table.
  • If provided an unrecognized array data type, the function returns null.

  Parameters

  • Optional dtype: undefined | string

    array data type

  Returns Table

  a casting table, a list of array data types, or null

  Example

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

  Example

  var list = safeCasts( 'float32' );
  // returns [...]

  Example

  var list = safeCasts( 'float' );
  // returns null