Data Types of Arrays
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7.5. Data Types of Arrays¶
So far we have worked with arrays of integers and floats. Arrays of complex and rational types can be defined easily, and the array functions work as expected:
x = [ complex(cos(θ),sin(θ)) for θ in 2π*(0:10)/10 ]
11-element Vector{ComplexF64}:
1.0 + 0.0im
0.8090169943749475 + 0.5877852522924731im
0.30901699437494745 + 0.9510565162951535im
-0.30901699437494734 + 0.9510565162951536im
-0.8090169943749473 + 0.5877852522924732im
-1.0 + 1.2246467991473532e-16im
-0.8090169943749475 - 0.587785252292473im
-0.30901699437494756 - 0.9510565162951535im
0.30901699437494723 - 0.9510565162951536im
0.8090169943749473 - 0.5877852522924734im
1.0 - 2.4492935982947064e-16im
sum(x.^2)
0.9999999999999996 - 6.008810221214569e-16im
y = [ a//(a+1) for a = 1:10 ]
10-element Vector{Rational{Int64}}:
1//2
2//3
3//4
4//5
5//6
6//7
7//8
8//9
9//10
10//11
prod(y.^2)
1//121
7.5.1. Conversion¶
If you wish to change the data type of your array, use Julia’s convert function. For example, suppose you wish that elements of y were floats instead of rationals.
convert(Array{Float64}, y)
10-element Vector{Float64}:
0.5
0.6666666666666666
0.75
0.8
0.8333333333333334
0.8571428571428571
0.875
0.8888888888888888
0.9
0.9090909090909091