cupy.astype#

cupy.astype(x, dtype, /, *, copy=True)[source]#

Copies an array to a specified data type.

This function is an Array API compatible alternative to cupy.ndarray.astype.

Parameters:

x (ndarray) – Input CuPy array to cast.
dtype (dtype) – Data type of the result.
copy (bool, optional) – Specifies whether to copy an array when the specified dtype matches the data type of the input array x. If True, a newly allocated array must always be returned. If False and the specified dtype matches the data type of the input array, the input array must be returned; otherwise, a newly allocated array must be returned. Defaults to True.

Returns:

out – An array having the specified data type.

Return type:

ndarray