13. Conversions
explicit, and this determines whether an explicit cast is required.
[Example: For instance, the conversion
from type int to type long is implicit, so expressions of type int can
implicitly be treated as type long.
The opposite conversion, from type long to type int, is explicit and so an
explicit cast is required.
int a = 123;
long b = a; // implicit conversion from int to long
int c = (int) b; // explicit conversion from long to int
end example] Some conversions are defined by the language. Programs may
also define their own
conversions (§13.4).
explicit, and this determines whether an explicit cast is required.
[Example: For instance, the conversion
from type int to type long is implicit, so expressions of type int can
implicitly be treated as type long.
The opposite conversion, from type long to type int, is explicit and so an
explicit cast is required.
int a = 123;
long b = a; // implicit conversion from int to long
int c = (int) b; // explicit conversion from long to int
end example] Some conversions are defined by the language. Programs may
also define their own
conversions (§13.4).