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Type conversion

In computer science, type conversion, type casting, type coercion, and type juggling are different ways of changing an expression from one data type to another. An example would be the conversion of an integer value into a floating point value or its textual representation as a string, and vice versa. Type conversions can take advantage of certain…

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Computer scienceExpressionData typeIntegerFloating point
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Explicit casting in various languages

C#C++EiffelPolymorphism in object-oriented programmingRust
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Type assertion

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Implicit casting using untagged unions

Union typesPL/I
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Explicit casting in various languages

Type assertion

Implicit casting using untagged unions

Security issues

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Type conversion

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples17
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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Type conversion

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related to Eiffel · 5
Type conversion → Conformance, For, In, In Eiffel, The Assignment Rule
related to C# and C++ · 2
Type conversion → C-like, In
related to Rust · 2
Type conversion → But, Rust
related to Security issues · 2
Type conversion → In, This

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type conversion data value languages compiler one implicit integer types another converted example cast representation precision casting expression explicit programming

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representation formatinstance ofthe programmer must know low level details0.80text
byte orderinstance ofthe programmer must know low level details0.80text
and alignment needsinstance ofthe programmer must know low level details0.80text
to meaningfully cast.In the C family of languagesinstance ofthe programmer must know low level details0.80text
ALGOL 68instance ofthe programmer must know low level details0.80text
the word cast typically refers to an explicit type conversioninstance ofthe programmer must know low level details0.80text
Type conversionrelated to C# and C++In0.60section
Type conversionrelated to C# and C++C-like0.60section
Type conversionrelated to EiffelIn Eiffel0.60section
Type conversionrelated to EiffelThe Assignment Rule0.60section
Type conversionrelated to EiffelIn0.60section
Type conversionrelated to EiffelConformance0.60section

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