DataFrame.asType
Cast column of a DataFrame to a specified dtype.
danfo.DataFrame.asType(options)
Parameters
Type
Description
Default
options
Object
{
column: String, label/column name of column to cast
dtype: dtype to cast to. One of [string, float32, int32, boolean]
inplace: Boolean indicating whether to perform the operation inplace or not. Defaults to false
}
{ inplace: false }
Examples
Cast a float dtype column to int
const dfd = require("danfojs-node")
let data = { "A": [-20.1, 30, 47.3, -20] ,
"B": [34, -4, 5, 6],
"C": [20.1, -20.23, 30.3, 40.11],
"D": ["a", "b", "c", "c"] }
let df = new dfd.DataFrame(data)
df.print()
df.ctypes.print()
let df_new = df.asType("A", "int32")
df_new.print()
df.ctypes.print()
//before casting
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β β A β B β C β D β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 0 β -20.1 β 34 β 20.1 β a β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 1 β 30 β -4 β -20.23 β b β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 2 β 47.3 β 5 β 30.3 β c β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 3 β -20 β 6 β 40.11 β c β
βββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββ€βββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β 0 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β A β float32 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β B β int32 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β C β float32 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β D β string β
βββββ§βββββββββββββββββββββββ
//after casting
βββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ
β β A β B β C β D β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 0 β -20 β 34 β 20.1 β a β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 1 β 30 β -4 β -20.23 β b β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 2 β 47 β 5 β 30.3 β c β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 3 β -20 β 6 β 40.11 β c β
βββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββ€βββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β 0 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β A β int32 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β B β int32 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β C β float32 β
βββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββ’
β D β string β
βββββ§βββββββββββββββββββββββ
Casting a string column of numbers to int
const dfd = require("danfojs-node")
let data = { "A": [-20.1, 30, 47.3, -20] ,
"B": [34, -4, 5, 6],
"C": [20.1, -20.23, 30.3, 40.11],
"D": ["20", "13", "45", "90"] }
let df = new dfd.DataFrame(data)
let df_new = df.asType("D", "int32")
df_new.print()
df_new.ctypes.print()
βββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ
β β A β B β C β D β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 0 β -20.1 β 34 β 20.1 β 20 β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 1 β 30 β -4 β -20.23 β 13 β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 2 β 47.3 β 5 β 30.3 β 45 β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 3 β -20 β 6 β 40.11 β 90 β
βββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββ€ββββββββββ
β A β float32 β
βββββΌββββββββββ’
β B β int32 β
βββββΌββββββββββ’
β C β float32 β
βββββΌββββββββββ’
β D β int32 β
βββββ§ββββββββββ
Note: Casting a string column of alphabets/words to numeric form will return NaNs as values
const dfd = require("danfojs-node")
let data = { "A": [-20.1, 30, 47.3, -20] ,
"B": [34, -4, 5, 6],
"C": [20.1, -20.23, 30.3, 40.11],
"D": ["a", "b", "c", "c"] }
let df = new dfd.DataFrame(data)
let df_new = df.asType("D","int32")
df_new.print()
df_new.ctypes.print()
βββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ€ββββββββββββββββββββ
β β A β B β C β D β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 0 β -20.1 β 34 β 20.1 β NaN β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 1 β 30 β -4 β -20.23 β NaN β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 2 β 47.3 β 5 β 30.3 β NaN β
βββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββ’
β 3 β -20 β 6 β 40.11 β NaN β
βββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ§ββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββ€ββββββββββ
β A β float32 β
βββββΌββββββββββ’
β B β int32 β
βββββΌββββββββββ’
β C β float32 β
βββββΌββββββββββ’
β D β int32 β
βββββ§ββββββββββ
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