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vardtypes=require('@stdlib/array-dtypes');

Returns a list of array data types.

varout=dtypes();// e.g., returns [ 'float32', 'float64', ... ]

When not provided a data type "kind", the function returns an array containing the following data types:

• float32: single-precision floating-point numbers.
• float64: double-precision floating-point numbers.
• complex64: single-precision complex floating-point numbers.
• complex128: double-precision complex floating-point numbers.
• bool: boolean values.
• 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.

To return the subset of data types belonging to a specified data type kind, provide akind argument.

varout=dtypes('floating_point');// returns [...]

The function supports the following data type kinds:

• floating_point: floating-point data types.
• real_floating_point: real-valued floating-point data types.
• complex_floating_point: complex-valued floating-point data types.
• boolean: boolean data types.
• integer: integer data types.
• signed_integer: signed integer data types.
• unsigned_integer: unsigned integer data types.
• real: real-valued data types.
• numeric: numeric data types.
• typed: typed data types.
• integer_index: integer index data types.
• boolean_index: boolean index data types.
• mask_index: mask index data types.
• typed_index: typed index data types.
• index: index data types.
• all: all data types.

Additionally, the function supports extending the "kinds" listed above by appending an_and_generic suffix to the kind name (e.g.,real_and_generic).

varout=dtypes('floating_point_and_generic');// returns [...]

• @stdlib/array-typed-dtypes:list of typed array data types.
• @stdlib/ndarray-dtypes:list of ndarray data types.

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