Type Object

Purpose:

Sets the type of a variable.

Syntax:

var = type.newtype  where newtype is one of the following

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float

double

short

int

long

string

bytearray

floatarray

doublearray

shortarray

intarray

longarray

stringarray

Example:

s1 = type.shortarray

Comments: 

Once the type is changed, it should not be changed again.