Type Conversion

Objectives:

• In Mixed-mode expressions
• When passing parameters to functions
• When returning values from functions

Mechanisms:

• Casting
  • Explicit Conversion: Initiated in code by the Programmer
• Coercion
  • Implicit Conversion: Automatically initiated by the Compiler
  • Case Studies

Types of Conversion:

• Narrowing: From a larger data type to a smaller data type
• Widening: From a smaller data type to a larger data type