code: def to_directed(self, as_view: bool = False) -> nxcg.DiGraph:
      return self._copy(as_view, self.to_directed_class())
  
imports: from __future__ import annotations
  import operator
  from copy import deepcopy
  from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
  import cupy
  import networkx
  import numpy
  import pylibcugraph
  import nx_cugraph
  from ..utils import index_dtype
label_desc: Use image node_id 32 for calling the Graph obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.to_directed(as_view) and returns: self