C# Unleashed

Basic Conversions

Conversions allow moving the value of one variable into another. There are two types of conversions: explicit and implicit. Implicit conversions happen without intervention. Table 2.7 shows the legal implicit conversions for C# simple types. In addition, the integer literal 0 (zero) can be implicitly converted to an enum. There are no implicit conversions to the char type.

Table 2.7. Legal Implicit Conversions for Simple C# Types

Type	Allowable Conversions
bool	none
char	ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
sbyte	short, int, long, float, double, decimal
byte	short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
short	int, long, float, double, decimal
Ushort	int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
Int	long, ...