@stdlib/ndarray-dtype NPM

dtype

Return the data type of a provided ndarray.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/ndarray-dtype

Usage

var dtype = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtype' );

dtype( x )

Returns the data type of a provided ndarray.

var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-zeros' );

var x = zeros( [ 3, 2, 3 ], {
    'dtype': 'float64'
});
// returns <ndarray>

var dt = dtype( x );
// returns 'float64'

Examples

var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-zeros' );
var slice = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-slice' );
var E = require( '@stdlib/slice-multi' );
var S = require( '@stdlib/slice-ctor' );
var dtype = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtype' );

// Create an array:
var x = zeros( [ 10, 10, 10, 10 ] );
// returns <ndarray>

// Define some slices:
var slices = [
    // :,:,:,:
    E( null, null, null, null ),

    // 5:10,4,2:4,::-1
    E( S( 5, 10 ), 4, S( 2, 4 ), S( null, null, -1 ) ),

    // :,:,2,:
    E( null, null, 2, null ),

    // 1,2,3,:
    E( 1, 2, 3, null ),

    // 1,3,::2,4::2
    E( 1, 3, S( null, null, 2 ), S( 4, null, 2 ) )
];

// Determine the data type for each slice...
var s;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < slices.length; i++ ) {
    s = slice( x, slices[ i ] );
    console.log( '%s => %s', s.dtype, dtype( s ) );
}

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.