Typecasting and Conversions

• Recall that in C, typecasting can be done to force a conversion from one type to another:

float f = (float) 5;

• C++ has a new syntax for doing the same thing:

float f = float(5);

• Now, float is just a function. C++ lets us define our own casting funcs.

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