List of ndarray data types.
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> List of ndarray data types.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/ndarray-dtypes
`javascript`
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtypes' );
#### dtypes( \[kind] )
Returns a list of ndarray data type strings.
`javascript`
var out = dtypes();
// e.g., returns [ 'binary', 'complex32', 'complex64', 'complex128', ... ]
When not provided a data type "kind", the function returns an array containing the following data type strings:
- binary: binary.bool
- : boolean values.complex32
- : half-precision complex floating-point numbers.complex64
- : single-precision complex floating-point numbers.complex128
- : double-precision complex floating-point numbers.float16
- : half-precision floating-point numbers.float32
- : single-precision floating-point numbers.float64
- : double-precision floating-point numbers.generic
- : values of any type.int8
- : signed 8-bit integers.int16
- : signed 16-bit integers.int32
- : signed 32-bit integers.uint8
- : unsigned 8-bit integers.uint8c
- : unsigned clamped 8-bit integers.uint16
- : unsigned 16-bit integers.uint32
- : unsigned 32-bit integers.
To return the subset of data type strings belonging to a specified data type kind, provide a kind argument.
`javascript`
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).
`javascript`
var out = dtypes( 'floating_point_and_generic' );
// returns [...]
#### dtypes.binary
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a binary data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.binary;
// returns
#### dtypes.bool
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a boolean data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.bool;
// returns
#### dtypes.complex32
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a half-precision complex floating-point number data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.complex32;
// returns
#### dtypes.complex64
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a single-precision complex floating-point number data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.complex64;
// returns
#### dtypes.complex128
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a double-precision complex floating-point number data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.complex128;
// returns
#### dtypes.float16
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a half-precision real-valued floating-point number data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.float16;
// returns
#### dtypes.float32
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a single-precision real-valued floating-point number data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.float32;
// returns
#### dtypes.float64
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a double-precision real-valued floating-point number data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.float64;
// returns
#### dtypes.generic
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a "generic" data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.generic;
// returns
#### dtypes.int8
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a signed 8-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.int8;
// returns
#### dtypes.int16
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a signed 16-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.int16;
// returns
#### dtypes.int32
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing a signed 32-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.int32;
// returns
#### dtypes.uint8
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing an unsigned 8-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.uint8;
// returns
#### dtypes.uint8c
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing an unsigned clamped 8-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.uint8c;
// returns
#### dtypes.uint16
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing an unsigned 16-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.uint16;
// returns
#### dtypes.uint32
Read-only property returning a [data type][@stdlib/ndarray/dtype-ctor] instance representing an unsigned 32-bit integer data type.
`javascript`
var dt = dtypes.uint32;
// returns
`javascript
var contains = require( '@stdlib/array-base-assert-contains' ).factory;
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtypes' );
var isdtype = contains( dtypes() );
var bool = isdtype( 'float64' );
// returns true
bool = isdtype( 'int16' );
// returns true
bool = isdtype( 'uint8' );
// returns true
bool = isdtype( 'beep' );
// returns false
`
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- [@stdlib/array-dtypes][@stdlib/array/dtypes]: list of array data types.
- [@stdlib/ndarray-array][@stdlib/ndarray/array]: multidimensional arrays.
- [@stdlib/ndarray-ctor][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]: multidimensional array constructor.
- [@stdlib/array-typed-dtypes][@stdlib/array/typed-dtypes]: list of typed array data types.
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