Re: how cast works?

Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

On 09/08/2024 00:17, Keith Thompson wrote:
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
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Take:
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     int a; double x;
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     x = (double)a;
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The cast is implicit here but I've written it out to make it
clear.

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Since C likes to use the term 'cast' for such conversions, [...]

The C standard uses the term 'cast' only for explicit conversions,
and never uses the term 'cast' for implicit conversions.  You
should do the same.

It just seems to irk the pedantics here.

What bothers people is not you using the wrong terminology.  What
bothers people is you being a self-centered jerk, and deliberately
using incorrect terminology just to annoy people.

Incidentally, the word "pedantic" is an adjective.  The noun form
is "pedant".  People who complain about you using terminology
incorrectly are not being pedants.  They simply are offended by
your never-ending efforts to be a pest and an asshole.