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

Author

Allan CORNET