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Type Conversions

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Converting an expression from one type to another is known as type casting or type conversion. This can be done either implicitly by the compiler or explicitly with code.

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Olsson, M. (2019). Type Conversions. In: Modern C Quick Syntax Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4288-9_15

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