I have a vector a = Union{Misisng, Int}[1, 2, 3] The all elements of a is Int. Is there a way I can remove the Missing element type in place? some_function!(a) #change the element type in place a 3-element Vector{Int64}: 1 2 3

[image] Brian1: The all elements of a is Int. Is there a way I can remove the Missing element type in place? No. In-place operations preserve the element type of the array, since they’re just setting elements - they don’t mess with the overall type of the array, only single elements. Other th…

Remove the redundant element type without coping the source data

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uniment November 2, 2022, 6:49am 2

Vector{Int}(Union{Missing, Int}[1, 2, 3])

Edit: Oops, missed that you wanted in-place.

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Remove the redundant element type without coping the source data

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