int8

Convert to signed 8-bit integer (range −128 to 127).

Syntax

S = int8(X)

Description

Returns X converted to int8. Values outside [-128, 127] are saturated to the nearest representable value.

Example

int8(-200)               % -128 (saturated)

See also

• uint8 — Convert to unsigned 8-bit integer (range 0 to 255).
• int16 — Convert to signed 16-bit integer (range −32,768 to 32,767).
• int32 — Convert to signed 32-bit integer.
• int64 — Convert to signed 64-bit integer.
• cast — Convert an array to a different element type.