Th Topic: casting a variable to a different type

Topic: casting a variable to a different type

topics > computer science > data > data type > Group: derived data types

Topic:
data type compatibility
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dynamic type checking
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primitive data type as memory
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ref_any or Object data type
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type conversion
Topic:
type reflection and introspection
Topic:
union data type
Topic:
variant data types
Topic:
weak vs. strong type checking

Subtopic: cast operator

Quote: C's cast operator forces a conversion from one data type to another [»ritcDM7_1978c]
Quote: instead of an UNSPECIFIED type, use RECAST to treat the same value differently [»gescCM8_1977]
QuoteRef: wulfWA4_1974 ;;9 association operator to see a storage cell as being more than one type

Subtopic: type checked casts

Quote: run-time type information and physical subtyping identify 99% of program casts without usng WILD pointers [»necuGC5_2005]

Subtopic: dynamic cast

Quote: fast dynamic casting using 64-bit type ID and a prime number for each class; requires whole program analysis, e.g., embedded system [»gibbM2_2006]

Subtopic: casting

Quote: can cast a variable to type Anytype; communicate it; then recast it to its original type for use [»stroR10_1986]
Quote: Russell allows var to val coercion, e.g. in an arithmetic expression
[»demeA3_1979]

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