# Base > Base (i.e., lower-level) WebAssembly utility namespace.
## Usage ```javascript var ns = require( '@stdlib/wasm/base' ); ``` #### ns Base WebAssembly namespace. ```javascript var o = ns; // returns {...} ``` The namespace contains the following:
- [`array2dtype( array )`][@stdlib/wasm/base/array2dtype]: return the WebAssembly data type for a provided array. - [`arrays2ptrs( ctx, arrays )`][@stdlib/wasm/base/arrays2ptrs]: convert a list of arrays to "pointers" (i.e., byte offsets) in WebAssembly module memory. - [`dtype2wasm( dtype )`][@stdlib/wasm/base/dtype2wasm]: return the WebAssembly data type associated with a provided array data type value. - [`strided2object( N, x, stride, offset )`][@stdlib/wasm/base/strided2object]: convert a strided array and associated metadata to an object likely to have the same "shape".
## Examples ```javascript var objectKeys = require( '@stdlib/utils/keys' ); var ns = require( '@stdlib/wasm/base' ); console.log( objectKeys( ns ) ); ```
[@stdlib/wasm/base/array2dtype]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/wasm/tree/main/base/array2dtype [@stdlib/wasm/base/arrays2ptrs]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/wasm/tree/main/base/arrays2ptrs [@stdlib/wasm/base/dtype2wasm]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/wasm/tree/main/base/dtype2wasm [@stdlib/wasm/base/strided2object]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/wasm/tree/main/base/strided2object