December 2013
Beginner to intermediate
286 pages
5h 46m
English
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Conversion functions
There are no implicit conversions in F# as conversions have to be done manually using conversion routines. Conversion must be made explicitly between types using the operators that are described in the following table:
|
Operator |
Example |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
byte |
byte x |
Overloaded conversion to a byte |
|
sbyte |
sbyte x |
Overloaded conversion to a signed byte |
|
int16 |
int16 |
Overloaded conversion to a 16-bit integer |
|
uint16 |
uint16 |
Overloaded conversion to an unsigned 16-bit integer |
|
int32, int |
Int32 x, int x |
Overloaded conversion to a 32-bit integer |
|
uint32 |
uint32 x |
Overloaded conversion to an unsigned 32-bit integer |
|
int64 |
int64 x |
Overloaded conversion to a 64-bit integer |
|
uint64 |
uint64 x |
Overloaded conversion to an unsigned ... |
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