Convert an array to the same data type as a second input array.
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Convert an array to the same [data type][@stdlib/array/dtypes] as a second input array.
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var convertSame = require( '@stdlib/array-convert-same' );javascript
var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float32' );
var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ];
var y = new Float32Array( 0 );
var out = convertSame( x, y );
// returns <Float32Array>[ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ]javascript
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' ).factory;
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/array-dtypes' );
var ctors = require( '@stdlib/array-ctors' );
var convertSame = require( '@stdlib/array-convert-same' );
// Create a generic array:
var arr = filledarrayBy( 5, 'generic', discreteUniform( -100, 100 ) );
// Get a list of array data types:
var DTYPES = dtypes();
// Convert the generic array to each array data type:
var out;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < DTYPES.length; i++ ) {
out = convertSame( arr, new ( ctors( DTYPES[ i ] ) )( 0 ) );
console.log( out );
}
