Re: how cast works?

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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
> Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> writes:
>
>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> Furthermore, there are cases where having to do a conversion from
>>>> one type to the same type has semantic consequences, even though
>>>> the types are the same.
>>>
>>> What are these cases?
>>
>> The case that comes to mind is where the result of a floating point
>> expression is represented with more precision than the type can hold
>> when stored.
>
> Right.
>
>> 6.3.1.8 p2:
>>   The values of floating operands and of the results of floating
>>   expressions may be represented in greater range and precision than
>>   that required by the type;  the types are not changed thereby.[63]
>>
>> The footnote explains that the implicit conversion done on assignment
>> will change the value even though the types may be the same:
>>
>> [63] The cast and assignment operators are still required to remove
>>      extra range and precision.
>
> A related item is that the rule for 'return' is not the same as
> assignment.  When returning a value from a function, the value
> of the return expression is converted to the return type of the
> function, /unless/ the type of the return expression is the same
> as the return type of the function, in which case no conversion
> takes place (and so extra range and precision may be retained).

You couldn't have mentioned that in the first place?

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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