Preferred way of typecasting basic types in C++

Asked Jun 29 '17 at 06:18

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Out of below 2 typecasting which one is preferred/better to use in a C++ code and why ?

unsigned char var = 10;
unsigned int value;
value = static_cast<unsigned int>(var);   //typecasting 1 
value = (unsigned int)var;                //typecasting 2

edited Jun 29 '17 at 06:22

asked Jun 29 '17 at 06:18

Jack

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static_cast better. clear and safe. – Ron Tang Jun 29 '17 at 06:22
You forgot the constructor like cast – StoryTeller - Unslander Monica Jun 29 '17 at 06:24
In that particular case (`unsigned char` to `unsigned int`), you don't need a cast at all. See [here](http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/implicit_conversion#Integral_promotion) for more details. – Jun 29 '17 at 06:24

Preferred way of typecasting basic types in C++

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