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Converting & Casting: How Is Data Stored in The Computer? Types of Conversion

This document discusses data type conversion in Java, including implicit and explicit conversion. Implicit conversion occurs automatically between compatible types like int to long. Explicit conversion or casting is required when converting to a less precise type, such as long to int, and is done by adding the target type in parentheses before the value. An example shows implicit conversion between int and long, and explicit casting from Employee to VicePresident.

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Converting & Casting: How Is Data Stored in The Computer? Types of Conversion

This document discusses data type conversion in Java, including implicit and explicit conversion. Implicit conversion occurs automatically between compatible types like int to long. Explicit conversion or casting is required when converting to a less precise type, such as long to int, and is done by adding the target type in parentheses before the value. An example shows implicit conversion between int and long, and explicit casting from Employee to VicePresident.

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Converting & Casting

How is data stored in the


Computer?
Types of Conversion
Implict Conversion
Explicit Conversion (Casting)

Converting
Primitive Data Types
Data Types in JAVA
Example of an implicit Conversion
//64 bit long integer
long myLongInteger;
// 32 bit standard integer
int myInteger;
myLongInteger = myInteger;
myInteger = (int) my LongInteger

Casting
The type of myLongInteger must be temporarily
changed to a int when the given assignment
statement is processed. Thus, the cast only lasts
for the duration of the assignment. Java type casts
have the following form: (T) N where T is the name
of a numeric type and N is a data item of another
numeric type. The result is of type T.
So a data type with lower precision (fewer bits) can
be converted to a type of higher precision without
explicit casting. To convert a higher precision type
to a lower precision, however, an explicit cast is
required or the compiler will flag an error.

Down & UP
Down Casting and Up Casting
Difference between Casting and
Rounding
Example of an explicit Casting
Employee emp = new Employee();
VicePresident veep = new VicePresident();
emp = veep; // no cast needed for upward use
veep = (VicePresident)emp; // must cast
explicitly

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