Explicit Type Cast Operator

Earlier, we cast a literal to type float by entering it as: 4.0f
We can cast the variable instead by using the cast operator: (type)variable

Example: Integer Divide

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Floating Point Divide

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The typecast used in the code fragment on the right temporarily converts the variable x into a float for the duration of the operation. This forces the operation to use float as its type, yielding the desired result.

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