3.4 Typecasting
Casting is an operation that converts a value of one data type into a value of another data type.
The syntax for type casting is to give the target type in parenthesis followed by the variable name.
Example:
float f = (float) 10.1;
Int i = (int)f;
in this case, value of i is 10, the fractional part is discarded, while using type casting there is a chance of lost information that might lead to inaccurate result.
Example:
int i = 10000;
byte s = (short) i;
In this example value of s becomes 10, which is totally distorted, to ensure correctness; you can test if the value is in the correct target type range before using type casting.
Casts that results in no loss of information
byte => short, char, int, long, float, double
short => int, long, float, double
char => int, long, float, double
int => long, float, double
long => float, double
float => double
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