English
Etymology
wikipedia|dab=typecast
type + cast
Verb
en-verb
- To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
- To identify someone as being of a specific type because of their appearance, colour, religion etc.
#(computing, programming languages) Changing an entity (a variable or an object) of one datatype into another. In other words, typecasting allows you to take a value that belongs to one type and "cast" it into another type. See also: type conversion.
#:Typecasting in Java.
#:Does anyone know how to typecast a String in Java into an int?
Translations
trans-top|To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly
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trans-top|To identify someone as being of a specific type
Polish: szufladkowa�, zaszufladkowa�
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trans-top|Changing an entity of one datatype into another
Polish: rzutowanie, rzutowanie typów
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pl:typecast
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