@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-mostly-safe-data-type-cast/lib/main.js

Arrays.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var casts = require( './../../../../mostly-safe-casts' );


// VARIABLES //

var TABLE = casts();


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns a boolean indicating if a provided array data type can be safely cast or, for floating-point data types, downcast to another array data type.
*
* @param {string} from - array data type
* @param {string} to - array data type
* @returns {boolean} boolean indicating if a data type can be cast to another data type
*
* @example
* var bool = isMostlySafeCast( 'float32', 'float64' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isMostlySafeCast( 'float64', 'int32' );
* // returns false
*/
function isMostlySafeCast( from, to ) {
	if ( from === to ) {
		return true;
	}
	return ( TABLE[ from ][ to ] > 0 );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = isMostlySafeCast;