Question

What is the type of conversion used here? int a = 'z';

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Implicit Type conversion

Explanation:

• A typecast is basically a conversion from one data type to other data type.
• There are two types of conversion:

1. Implicit type conversion
2. Explicit type conversion

Implicit type conversion:

• It is known as promotion or automatic type conversion.
• In this conversion, small data type is converted into larger data type.
• It is automatically done by the compiler on its own.
• It takes place to avoid loss of data.
• In this conversion, smallest data type are converted into largest data type.

        Bool $\longrightarrow$ char $\longrightarrow$ short int $\longrightarrow$ int $\longrightarrow$ unsigned int $\longrightarrow$ long $\longrightarrow$ float

        $\longrightarrow$ double $\longrightarrow$ long double

• So, in int a = 'z', z is a character. It is assigned to a variable 'a' of type integer. So, here smaller data type is converted into larger data type.
• Therefore, it is implicit type conversion.