Sometimes it is necessary to change the type of an expression, or a part of the expression, to be able to be assignment compatible. This is done through a value typecast. The syntax diagram for a value typecast is as follows:
Typecasts
Value typecasts cannot be used on the left side of assignments, as variable typecasts.
Here are some valid typecasts:
The type size of the expression and the size of the type cast must be the
same. That is, the following doesn't work:
