# Buffer Constructors
> ndarray data buffer constructors.
## Usage
```javascript
var ctors = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/buffer-ctors' );
```
#### ctors( dtype )
Returns an ndarray data buffer constructor for a specified data type.
```javascript
var ctor = ctors( 'float64' );
// returns
```
The function returns constructors for the following data types:
- `binary`: binary.
- `complex64`: single-precision complex floating-point numbers.
- `complex128`: double-precision complex floating-point numbers.
- `float32`: single-precision floating-point numbers.
- `float64`: double-precision floating-point numbers.
- `generic`: values of any type.
- `int16`: signed 16-bit integers.
- `int32`: signed 32-bit integers.
- `int8`: signed 8-bit integers.
- `uint16`: unsigned 16-bit integers.
- `uint32`: unsigned 32-bit integers.
- `uint8`: unsigned 8-bit integers.
- `uint8c`: unsigned clamped 8-bit integers.
If provided an unknown or unsupported data type, the function returns `null`.
```javascript
var ctor = ctors( 'float' );
// returns null
```
## Examples
```javascript
var dtypes = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes' );
var ctors = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/buffer-ctors' );
var DTYPES = dtypes();
var ctor;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < DTYPES.length; i++ ) {
ctor = ctors( DTYPES[ i ] );
console.log( ctor );
}
```