The programmer should write the routines that convert basic data type to user-defined data
type or vice versa. There are three possibilities of data conversion as given below:
(a) Conversion from basic data type to user-defined data type (class type)
(b) Conversion from class type to basic data type
(c) Conversion from one class type to another class type
10.9.1 Conversion from Basic to Class Type
The conversion from basic to class type is easily carried out. It is automatically done by the
compiler with the help of in-built routines or by applying type casting. In this type, the left-hand
operand of = sign is
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