The Cast Operator (type) is for explicit conversion of a type. : Cast Operators « Operators « SCJP






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public class MainClass {
  public static void main() {
    // forcing a double value into an int variable like this:
    int diameter = 9;
    int circum = (int) (Math.PI * diameter);
    System.out.println(circum);
  }
}

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2.4.Cast Operators
2.4.1.The Cast Operator (type) is for explicit conversion of a type.
2.4.2.Cast Operator converts numeric values from one type to another or to change an object reference type.
2.4.3.Compiler does not object to add an int value to a byte because it performs an explicit cast