# numpy.ma.MaskType.newbyteorder

method

ma.MaskType.newbyteorder(new_order='S', /)

  Return a new `dtype` with a different byte order.

  Changes are also made in all fields and sub-arrays of the data type.

  The new_order code can be any from the following:

  - ‘S’ - swap dtype from current to opposite endian

  - {‘<’, ‘little’} - little endian

  - {‘>’, ‘big’} - big endian

  - {‘=’, ‘native’} - native order

  - {‘|’, ‘I’} - ignore (no change to byte order)

  Parameters
    new_order str, optional

      Byte order to force; a value from the byte order specifications above. The default value (‘S’) results in swapping the current byte order.

  Returns
    new_dtype dtype

      New `dtype` object with the given change to the byte order.