C# - TYPE CONVERSION
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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.
Explicit type conversion - These conversions are done explicitly by users using the pre-
defined functions. Explicit conversions require a cast operator.
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.
i = (int)d;
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}
}
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
5673
C# Type Conversion Methods
C# provides the following built-in type conversion methods:
[Link] Methods & Description
1 ToBoolean
Converts a type to a Boolean value, where possible.
2 ToByte
Converts a type to a byte.
3 ToChar
Converts a type to a single Unicode character, where possible.
4 ToDateTime
Converts a type integerorstringtype to date-time structures.
5 ToDecimal
Converts a floating point or integer type to a decimal type.
6 ToDouble
Converts a type to a double type.
7 ToInt16
Converts a type to a 16-bit integer.
8 ToInt32
Converts a type to a 32-bit integer.
9 ToInt64
Converts a type to a 64-bit integer.
10 ToSbyte
Converts a type to a signed byte type.
11 ToSingle
Converts a type to a small floating point number.
12 ToString
Converts a type to a string.
13 ToType
Converts a type to a specified type.
14 ToUInt16
Converts a type to an unsigned int type.
15 ToUInt32
Converts a type to an unsigned long type.
16 ToUInt64
Converts a type to an unsigned big integer.
The following example converts various value types to string type:
using System;
namespace TypeConversionApplication
{
class StringConversion
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int i = 75;
float f = 53.005f;
double d = 2345.7652;
bool b = true;
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}
}
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
75
53.005
2345.7652
True
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