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Long to Float conversion

malini griddaluri
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Hi All ,
I have a very basic doubt as to how can a conversion from long to float not require any explicit casting or why is it known as widening conversion?
Long is 64 bits and float is 32 bits so doesn't the number get truncated when a cast occurs?

Malini
Rob Ross
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Here are a couple of previous threads that discuss this issue:
http://www.coderanch.com/t/236562/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/widening-conversion-narrowing-conversion
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http://www.coderanch.com/t/235941/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/long-Vs-float-double

Rob
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