Type conversion is converting one type of data to another type. It is also known as Type Casting. In C#, type casting has two forms:
- Implicit type conversion – These conversions are performed by C# in a type-safe manner. For example, are conversions from smaller to larger integral types and conversions from derived classes to base classes.(সফটওয়ারের দায়িত্তে)
- Explicit type conversion – These conversions are done explicitly by users using the pre-defined functions. Explicit conversions require a cast operator.(নিজের দায়িত্তে)
The following example shows an implicit type conversion:
using System; namespace TypeConversionApplication { class ImplicitConversion { static void Main(string[] args) { int i = 100; long = i // implicit conversion -- no cast needed Console.WriteLine(i); Console.ReadKey(); } } }
The following example shows an explicit type conversion:
using System; namespace TypeConversionApplication { class ExplicitConversion { static void Main(string[] args) { double d = 5673.74; int i; // cast double to int. // big to small i = (int)d; Console.WriteLine(i); Console.ReadKey(); } } }