From 5a7dd1bea32458a4afc038984a903959134b82d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hanna Mendes Levitin Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 03:37:07 -0600 Subject: docs, now with style --- source/lang/cpp/longcast.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/lang/cpp/longcast.rst (limited to 'source/lang/cpp/longcast.rst') diff --git a/source/lang/cpp/longcast.rst b/source/lang/cpp/longcast.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2b92345 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/lang/cpp/longcast.rst @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-longcast: + +``long()`` (cast) +================= + +Converts a value to the :ref:`long ` data type. Here is +an example:: + + double d = 2.5; + long i = long(d); // i holds "2L", an long value + +The value inside of the parentheses (``long(...)``) can be of any type. +However, if it is not a numeric type (like ``double``, ``char``, +etc.), you will get strange results. + +See the :ref:`long ` reference for details about the +precision and limitations of ``long`` variables on the Maple. + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`long ` + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt -- cgit v1.2.3