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Implicit Numeric Conversions
The implicit numeric conversions are shown in Figure 18-9.
There is an
implicit conversion
from the source type to the target type if there is a path,
following the arrows, from the source type to the destination type.
Any numeric conversion for which there is not a path following the arrows from the
source type to the destination type must be an
explicit conversion
.
The figure demonstrates that, as you would expect, there is an implicit conversion
between numeric types that occupy fewer bits to those that occupy more bits.
Figure 18-9.
The implicit numeric conversions
