# numpy.recarray.setfield

method

recarray.setfield(val, dtype, offset=0)

  Put a value into a specified place in a field defined by a data-type.

  Place val into a’s field defined by `dtype` and beginning offset bytes into the field.

  Parameters:
    val object

      Value to be placed in field.

    dtype dtype object

      Data-type of the field in which to place val.

    offset int, optional

      The number of bytes into the field at which to place val.

  Returns:
    None

  See also

  `getfield`

  Examples

      >>> x = np.eye(3)
      >>> x.getfield(np.float64)
      array([[1.,  0.,  0.],
             [0.,  1.,  0.],
             [0.,  0.,  1.]])
      >>> x.setfield(3, np.int32)
      >>> x.getfield(np.int32)
      array([[3, 3, 3],
             [3, 3, 3],
             [3, 3, 3]], dtype=int32)
      >>> x
      array([[1.0e+000, 1.5e-323, 1.5e-323],
             [1.5e-323, 1.0e+000, 1.5e-323],
             [1.5e-323, 1.5e-323, 1.0e+000]])
      >>> x.setfield(np.eye(3), np.int32)
      >>> x
      array([[1.,  0.,  0.],
             [0.,  1.,  0.],
             [0.,  0.,  1.]])