NumericArrayType [array]
gives the underlying type of values used for each element in the NumericArray object.
NumericArrayType
NumericArrayType [array]
gives the underlying type of values used for each element in the NumericArray object.
Details
- Possible returned types include:
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"Integer8" signed 8-bit integers from through 127"UnsignedInteger8" integers 0 through 255"Integer16" signed 16-bit integers from through"UnsignedInteger16" integers 0 through 65535"Integer32" signed 32-bit integers from through"UnsignedInteger32" integers 0 through"Integer64" signed 64-bit integers from through"UnsignedInteger64" integers 0 through"Real32" single-precision real (32-bit)"Real64" double-precision real (64-bit)"ComplexReal32" single-precision complex"ComplexReal64" double-precision complex
Examples
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Create a NumericArray :
NumericArray[{1, 2, 3, 4}]Extract the type of the numeric array:
NumericArrayType[%]Scope (2)
Create a NumericArray of type "Integer8" :
na = NumericArray[{-128, 0, 1, 127}, "Integer8"]Extract the type of the numeric array:
NumericArrayType[na]Create a NumericArray of type "UnsignedInteger8" :
na = NumericArray[ImageData[[image], "Byte"], "UnsignedInteger8"]Extract the type of the numeric array:
NumericArrayType[na]See Also
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2019), NumericArrayType, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumericArrayType.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2019. "NumericArrayType." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumericArrayType.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2019). NumericArrayType. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumericArrayType.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_numericarraytype, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NumericArrayType}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumericArrayType.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-August-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_numericarraytype, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NumericArrayType}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumericArrayType.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-August-2026]}