Using as_type instead of af.cast in examples

Author: pavanky

examples/graphics/conway.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 kernel = af.Array(h_kernel, dims=(3,3))
 
 # Generate the initial state with 0s and 1s
-state = af.cast(af.randu(game_h, game_w) > 0.4, af.Dtype.f32)
+state = (af.randu(game_h, game_w) > 0.4).as_type(af.Dtype.f32)
 
 # tile 3 times to display color
 display  = af.tile(state, 1, 1, 3, 1)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     frame_count += 1
     if (frame_count % reset == 0):
-        state = af.cast(af.randu(game_h, game_w) > 0.4, af.Dtype.f32)
+        state = (af.randu(game_h, game_w) > 0.4).as_type(af.Dtype.f32)
 
     neighborhood = af.convolve(state, kernel)
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     A2 = (state == 0) & C1
     A3 = (state == 1) & (neighborhood > 3)
 
-    display = af.cast(af.join(2, A0 + A1, A1 + A2, A3), af.Dtype.f32)
+    display = (af.join(2, A0 + A1, A1 + A2, A3).as_type(af.Dtype.f32)
 
     state = state * C0 + C1
 

examples/graphics/fractal.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def mandelbrot(data, it, maxval):
         Z = Z * Z + C
 
         # Get indices where abs(Z) crosses maxval
-        cond = af.cast((af.abs(Z) > maxval), af.Dtype.f32)
+        cond = ((af.abs(Z) > maxval)).as_type(af.Dtype.f32)
         mag = af.maxof(mag, cond * ii)
 
         C = C * (1 - cond)

examples/graphics/histogram.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     hist_win = af.Window(512, 512, "3D Plot example using ArrayFire")
     img_win  = af.Window(480, 640, "Input Image")
 
-    img = af.cast(af.load_image(sys.argv[1]), af.Dtype.u8)
+    img = (af.load_image(sys.argv[1])).(af.Dtype.u8)
     hist = af.histogram(img, 256, 0, 255)
 
     while (not hist_win.close()) and (not img_win.close()):