{{alias}}( value[, options] )
    Data type constructor.

    Parameters
    ----------
    value: any
        Data type value.

    options: Object (optional)
        Constructor options.

    options.description: string (optional)
        Data type description.

    Returns
    -------
    out: DataType
        Data type instance.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.byteLength
    8


{{alias}}.name
    Constructor name.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        Constructor name.

    Examples
    --------
    > {{alias}}.name
    'DataType'


{{alias}}.prototype.alignment
    Alignment (in bytes) for the data type.

    If a data type does not have a known alignment, the returned value is -1.

    Returns
    -------
    out: integer
        Alignment (in bytes).

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.alignment
    8


{{alias}}.prototype.byteLength
    Size (in bytes) of the data type.

    If a data type does not have a known size, the returned value is -1.

    Returns
    -------
    out: integer
        Byte length (in bytes).

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.byteLength
    8


{{alias}}.prototype.byteOrder
    Data type byte order.

    May be one of the following values:

    - host: host platform byte order.
    - little-endian: little-endian byte order.
    - big-endian: big-endian byte order.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        Byte order.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.byteOrder
    'host'


{{alias}}.prototype.char
    Single letter character abbreviation for the data type.

    If a data type does not have a corresponding single letter character
    abbreviation, the returned value is an empty string.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        Single letter character abbreviation.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.char
    'd'


{{alias}}.prototype.description
    Data type description.

    If a data type does not have an associated description, the returned value
    is an empty string.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        Description.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.description
    '...'


{{alias}}.prototype.enum
    Enumeration constant for the data type.

    If a data type does not have a corresponding known enumeration constant, the
    returned value is -1.

    Returns
    -------
    out: integer
        Enumeration constant.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.enum
    <number>


{{alias}}.prototype.value
    Raw (original) data type value.

    Returns
    -------
    out: any
        Data type value.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.value
    'float64'


{{alias}}.prototype.toJSON()
    Serializes a data type instance as a JSON object.

    Returns
    -------
    out: Object
        JSON object.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.toJSON()
    {...}


{{alias}}.prototype.toString()
    Serializes a data type instance to a string.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        Serialized string.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.toString()
    'float64'


{{alias}}.prototype.valueOf()
    Converts a data type instance to a primitive.

    This method returns the same value as `#.toString()`.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        Primitive value.

    Examples
    --------
    > var dt = new {{alias}}( 'float64' );
    > dt.valueOf()
    'float64'

    See Also
    --------