Type Casting - language feature

Example from 1 languages: C

double da = 3.3;
double db = 3.3;
double dc = 3.4;
int result = (int)da + (int)db + (int)dc; //result == 9

Example from 1 languages: TypeScript

<number>something;

Example from 1 languages: C#

Animal animal = new Cat();

Bulldog b = (Bulldog) animal;   // if (animal is Bulldog), stat.type(animal) is Bulldog, else an exception
b = animal as Bulldog;          // if (animal is Bulldog), b = (Bulldog) animal, else b = null

animal = null;
b = animal as Bulldog;          // b == null

Example from 1 languages: MATLAB

b = cast(a, 'like', p)

Example from 1 languages: Chapel

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Example from 1 languages: C3

double d = 3.3;
int x = (int)d;

Example from 1 languages: Jule

let x = (int)(3.14)

Example from 1 languages: Speedie

|| x = message()
|| y = x|object| // lose type info
|| z = y|message| // regain it

Languages with Type Casting include C, TypeScript, C#, MATLAB, Chapel, C3, Jule, Speedie

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