cast

Converts variable to a different data type

📝 Syntax

• R = cast(V, type_destination)

• R = cast(V, 'like', W)

📥 Input argument

• V - a variable

• type_destination - a string: name of destination data type.

• W - a variable

📤 Output argument

• R - a variable with new data type.

📄 Description

cast converts variable to a different data type.

R = cast(V, 'like', W) converts varible V to sparsity and same data type than W.

💡 Example

r = cast([3.6 1.2 -2.4], 'like', int64(3))
r = cast([3.6 1.2 -2.4], 'int64')

🔗 See also

class.

🕔 History

Version	📄 Description
1.0.0	initial version