Convert an array to the same data type as a second input array.
var convertArraySame = require( '@stdlib/array/convert-same' );Converts an array to the same data type as a second input array.
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float32' );
var y = new Float32Array( 0 );
var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ];
var out = convertArraySame( x, y );
// returns <Float32Array>[ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ]The function supports input arrays having the following data types:
float32: single-precision floating-point numbers.float64: double-precision floating-point numbers.generic: values of any type.int16: signed 16-bit integers.int32: signed 32-bit integers.int8: signed 8-bit integers.uint16: unsigned 16-bit integers.uint32: unsigned 32-bit integers.uint8: unsigned 8-bit integers.uint8c: unsigned clamped 8-bit integers.
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array/dtypes' );
var ctors = require( '@stdlib/array/ctors' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
var convertArraySame = require( '@stdlib/array/convert-same' );
// Create a generic array:
var x = new Array( 5 );
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
x[ i ] = floor( randu()*1.0e25 ) - 5.0e24;
}
// Get a list of array data types:
var DTYPES = dtypes();
// Convert the generic array to each array data type:
var ctor;
var out;
var y;
for ( i = 0; i < DTYPES.length; i++ ) {
ctor = ctors( DTYPES[ i ] );
y = new ctor( 0 );
out = convertArraySame( x, y );
console.log( out );
}