Hi, here is what I have realtype(::Type{T}) where {T<:Real} = T realtype(::Type{Complex{T}}) where {T<:Real} = T I wonder if there is a recommended (Base-y) way to do this? Thanks!

[image] goerch: Hi, here is what I have realtype(::Type{T}) where {T<:Real} = T You know that you can just use real for this, right? julia> real(Float64) Float64 julia> real(ComplexF64) Float64

How to get the base type of a `Complex`

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stevengj April 18, 2022, 9:49pm 2

You know that you can just use real for this, right?

julia> real(Float64)
Float64

julia> real(ComplexF64)
Float64

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How to get the base type of a `Complex`

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