Casts the input value to an unsigned 16-bit integer.
| Usage | Returns | Number.uint16() | Number |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: input | Number | The input value. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
// Cast a number to unsigned 16-bit integer: [0, 65535].
var number = ee.Number(100);
print('Number:', number);
var uint16Number = number.uint16();
print('Number cast to uint16:', uint16Number);
/**
* Casting numbers to uint16 that are outside of its range and precision can
* modify the resulting value, note the behavior of the following scenarios.
*/
// A floating point number cast to uint16 loses decimal precision.
var float = ee.Number(1.7);
print('Floating point value:', float);
var floatToUint16 = float.uint16();
print('Floating point value cast to uint16:', floatToUint16);
// A number greater than uint16 range max cast to uint16 becomes uint16 range max.
var UINT16_MAX = 65535;
var outOfRangeHi = ee.Number(UINT16_MAX + 12345);
print('Greater than uint16 max:', outOfRangeHi);
var outOfRangeHiToUint16 = outOfRangeHi.uint16();
print('Greater than uint16 max cast to uint16 becomes uint16 max:', outOfRangeHiToUint16);
// A number greater than uint16 range min cast to uint16 becomes uint16 range min.
var UINT16_MIN = 0;
var outOfRangeLo = ee.Number(UINT16_MIN - 12345);
print('Less than uint16 min:', outOfRangeLo);
var outOfRangeLoToUint16 = outOfRangeLo.uint16();
print('Less than uint16 min cast to uint16 becomes uint16 min:', outOfRangeLoToUint16);