Re: Can I force precision loss?

From: Tony Morris (not_at_telling.you)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:27:19 GMT

"Mike Schilling" <mscottschilling@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > [...]
> >> RandomCheck.java:21: possible loss of precision
> > [...]
> > It's called casting:
> >
> > long l = 500;
> > int i = (int) l;
>
>
> Casting long to int doesn't affect precsision, of course; either the
> conversion is exact or the result is completely different.
>
> double d;
> float f = (float)d;
>
> would reduce precision.
>
>

The compiler is issuing you with an error because your type conversion loses
information (64-bit type can't fit in a 32-bit type obviously).
By providing the explicit cast, you acknowledge the "loss of precision"
(theoretically speaking). 

-- 
Tony Morris
http://xdweb.net/~dibblego/

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