typecast

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To cast (change of data type of a variable or object)

Does anyone know how to typecast a String in Java into an int?.

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
The form typecast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. If an actor is typecast, they play the same type of character in every play or film that they are in. I didn't want to be typecast and I think I've maintained a large variety in the roles I've played African-Americans were often typecast as servants, entertainers or criminals
{f} cast an actor repeatedly in similar roles; cast an actor in a role matching his characteristics
cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
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
typecasts
third-person singular of typecast
typecast

    Hyphenation

    type·cast

    Turkish pronunciation

    taypkäst

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtīpˌkast/ /ˈtaɪpˌkæst/

    Etymology

    [ 'tIp-"kast ] (transitive verb.) 1927. type + cast
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