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casting operator

ugBASIC is a loosely typed language. However, there are occasions when the use of certain types is not permitted without the explicit consent of the programmer. For this purpose, a "type casting" mechanism has been integrated very similar to that available in other programming languages, such as C.

In a nutshell, it is possible to add an expression in brackets as a prefix an expression (enclosed by brackets) or an integer, which represents the type conversion you want to make. Conversion from one type to another always generates a temporary variable, which is why it is not possible to change the original value directly. This mechanism, therefore, has the sole purpose of ensuring that conversions always take place correctly.

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SYNTAX

 ... = ( type ) #value
 ... = ( type ) (expression)


Legend
  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 y = (POSITION) 42
 x = 42: y = (POSITION) ( x )


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