warp.cast
=========

.. function:: warp._src.lang.cast(a: Any, dtype: Any) -> Any

   .. hlist::
      :columns: 8

      * Kernel

   Reinterpret a value as a different type while preserving its bit pattern.
   
   :param a: The value to cast
   :param dtype: The target type.
   
   .. rubric:: Example
   
   .. code-block:: python
   
       @wp.struct
       class MyStruct:
           f: wp.float16
           i: wp.int16
   
   
       @wp.kernel
       def compute():
           x = wp.int32(0x40000000)
           x_casted = wp.cast(x, wp.float32)
           wp.expect_eq(x_casted, 2.0) # 0x40000000
   
           s = MyStruct()
           s.f = wp.float16(2.0) # 0x4000
           s.i = wp.int16(4096) # 0x1000
           s_casted = wp.cast(s, wp.int32)
           wp.expect_eq(s_casted, 0x10004000)
   
   
       wp.launch(compute, dim=1)