Thread: How to convert an integer to double?

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    How to convert an integer to double?

    Hey guys,

    I'm beginner, Can please someone tell me how to convert an integer into double.

    Another general question: Can someone give me a link where i can find all the useful methods (library methods). For example, for java we can find all the different classes and methods on sun site. I found out that the online tutorials are not that helpful.

    I would really aperciate the help . Please someone? Thanks in advance!!

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    Assume the following decleration for each example:
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    int number;
    Here are a couple of ways...
    Code:
    double(number);
    Code:
    static_cast<double>(number);

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    Thanks Josh ... It worked

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshR
    Code:
    double(number);
    You mean of course
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    (double)number;

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    double(number) also works - it uses a constructor, from what I understand.
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    No need for a cast at all, the conversion is implicit. Just assign the int to the double.

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    Quote Originally Posted by laserlight
    double(number) also works - it uses a constructor, from what I understand.
    In C, only (double)value works, but the double(value) syntax became legal in C++ to allow primitive casting to appear like a function call. (No, it's not a constructor.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daved
    No need for a cast at all, the conversion is implicit. Just assign the int to the double.
    Who said he was assigning it to something? maybe he wanted to do calculations with it and print it.

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    I was originally taught to use double(number), then I found out about other ways and now either use static_cast<double>(number) or (double)number...

    and for your reference: http://www.cppreference.com

    be warned though: there are alot of non-standard functions floating around in the world of C/C++ (mostly because it's not platform-independent, like Java), and that site only provies standard methods (ones should work on any (popular) platform).
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