3.2.2 - Explicit Casting (Narrowing)
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Practice Questions
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What is the syntax to cast a double to an int?
💡 Hint: Remember to use parentheses for casting.
Explain what happens when casting from float to int.
💡 Hint: Think about how rounding works.
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What is the term for converting from a larger to a smaller data type in Java?
💡 Hint: Think about how it affects the data size.
True or False: Explicit casting will always preserve the decimal portion of a float.
💡 Hint: Remember what truncation means.
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You have a variable double num = 150.75;. Write a Java snippet to safely define an int variable with this value while ensuring you document any potential issues.
💡 Hint: What happens to the decimal part?
Given a float variable f with a value of 500.5, show what happens when you convert it to byte using explicit casting. Discuss the impact on the value.
💡 Hint: Consider how overflow works in data types.
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