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ee.Number.int8
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Casts the input value to a signed 8-bit integer.
Usage Returns Number. int8 ()
Number
Argument Type Details this: input
Number The input value.
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Cast a number to signed 8-bit integer: [-128, 127].
var number = ee . Number ( 100 );
print ( 'Number:' , number );
var int8Number = number . int8 ();
print ( 'Number cast to int8:' , int8Number );
/**
* Casting numbers to int8 that are outside of its range and precision can
* modify the resulting value, note the behavior of the following scenarios.
*/
// A floating point number cast to int8 loses decimal precision.
var float = ee . Number ( 1.7 );
print ( 'Floating point value:' , float );
var floatToInt8 = float . int8 ();
print ( 'Floating point value cast to int8:' , floatToInt8 );
// A number greater than int8 range max cast to int8 becomes int8 range max.
var INT8_MAX = 127 ;
var outOfRangeHi = ee . Number ( INT8_MAX + 12345 );
print ( 'Greater than int8 max:' , outOfRangeHi );
var outOfRangeHiToInt8 = outOfRangeHi . int8 ();
print ( 'Greater than int8 max cast to int8 becomes int8 max:' , outOfRangeHiToInt8 );
// A number greater than int8 range min cast to int8 becomes int8 range min.
var INT8_MIN = - 128 ;
var outOfRangeLo = ee . Number ( INT8_MIN - 12345 );
print ( 'Less than int8 min:' , outOfRangeLo );
var outOfRangeLoToInt8 = outOfRangeLo . int8 ();
print ( 'Less than int8 min cast to int8 becomes int8 min:' , outOfRangeLoToInt8 );
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap
for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
# Cast a number to signed 8-bit integer: [-128, 127].
number = ee . Number ( 100 )
print ( 'Number:' , number . getInfo ())
int8_number = number . int8 ()
print ( 'Number cast to int8:' , int8_number . getInfo ())
"""Casting numbers to int8 that are outside of its range and precision can
modify the resulting value, note the behavior of the following scenarios.
"""
# A floating point number cast to int8 loses decimal precision.
float_number = ee . Number ( 1.7 )
print ( 'Floating point value:' , float_number . getInfo ())
float_to_int8 = float_number . int8 ()
print ( 'Floating point value cast to int8:' , float_to_int8 . getInfo ())
# A number greater than int8 range max cast to int8 becomes int8 range max.
INT8_MAX = 127
out_of_range_hi = ee . Number ( INT8_MAX + 12345 )
print ( 'Greater than int8 max:' , out_of_range_hi . getInfo ())
out_of_range_hi_to_int8 = out_of_range_hi . int8 ()
print ( 'Greater than int8 max cast to int8 becomes int8 max:' ,
out_of_range_hi_to_int8 . getInfo ())
# A number greater than int8 range min cast to int8 becomes int8 range min.
INT8_MIN = - 128
out_of_range_lo = ee . Number ( INT8_MIN - 12345 )
print ( 'Less than int8 min:' , out_of_range_lo . getInfo ())
out_of_range_lo_to_int8 = out_of_range_lo . int8 ()
print ( 'Less than int8 min cast to int8 becomes int8 min:' ,
out_of_range_lo_to_int8 . getInfo ())
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