Casting Against Type

• A value could be two different types

  • Is 12 an int or a float?

• Compiler isnít smart, so itís conservative (signals an error)

• Override the compiler with a cast

  • Cast says: Treat this variable as the type I say
  • To cast in Java, write:
    (newType) variable

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