{{alias}}( value, dtype ) Returns a boolean indicating whether a scalar value can be safely cast or, for floating-point data types, downcast to specified ndarray data type. Parameters ---------- value: any Input value. dtype: string|DataType Data type. Returns ------- bool: boolean Boolean indicating whether a scalar value can be safely cast. Examples -------- > var bool = {{alias}}( 3.14, 'float64' ) true > bool = {{alias}}( 3.14, 'int32' ) false See Also --------