uint8

Convert to unsigned 8-bit integer (range 0 to 255).

Syntax

S = uint8(X)

Description

Returns X converted to uint8. Values outside [0, 255] are saturated to the nearest representable value. Common for image data.

Example

uint8(300)               % 255 (saturated)

See also

• int8 — Convert to signed 8-bit integer (range −128 to 127).
• uint16 — Convert to unsigned 16-bit integer (range 0 to 65,535).
• uint32 — Convert to unsigned 32-bit integer.
• uint64 — Convert to unsigned 64-bit integer.
• cast — Convert an array to a different element type.