Return a list of ndarray data types to which a provided ndarray data type can be safely cast.
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var safeCasts = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-safe-casts' );If provided a dtype argument, returns a list of ndarray data types to which a provided ndarray data type can be safely cast.
var out = safeCasts( 'float32' );
// e.g., returns [ 'float32', 'float64', ... ]If not provided a dtype argument, the function returns a casting table.
var out = safeCasts();
// returns {...}
var f32 = out[ 'float32' ];
// returns {...}
var v = f32[ 'float64' ];
// returns 1If provided an unrecognized or unsupported dtype, the function returns null.
var out = safeCasts( 'foo' );
// returns nullvar dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtypes' );
var safeCasts = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-safe-casts' );
var DTYPES;
var list;
var i;
// Get the list of supported ndarray data types:
DTYPES = dtypes();
// Print the list of ndarray data types to which a data type can be safely cast...
for ( i = 0; i < DTYPES.length; i++ ) {
list = safeCasts( DTYPES[ i ] );
console.log( '%s: %s', DTYPES[ i ], list.join( ', ' ) );
}@stdlib/ndarray/casting-modes: list of ndarray casting modes.@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes: list of ndarray data types.@stdlib/ndarray/same-kind-casts: return a list of ndarray data types to which a provided ndarray data type can be safely cast or cast within the same kind.
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