@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-data-type/lib/main.js

Test if an input value is a supported ndarray data type.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var contains = require( '@stdlib/array-base-assert-contains' ).factory;
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dtypes' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Tests whether an input value is a supported ndarray data type.
*
* @name isDataType
* @type {Function}
* @param {*} v - value to test
* @returns {boolean} boolean indicating whether an input value is a supported ndarray data type
*
* @example
* var bool = isDataType( 'binary' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'float32' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'float64' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'generic' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'int16' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'int32' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'int8' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'uint16' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'uint32' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'uint8' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'uint8c' );
* // returns true
*
* bool = isDataType( 'foo' );
* // returns false
*/
var isDataType = contains( dtypes() );


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = isDataType;