C++ — type of the division?

Question

I want to make sure that my understanding of the return type of C++ division,

int / int => return is int?

float / float => return is which type? float?

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Answer 1

The result will be typed (if rule exists) for the assignment. If you have int x = dY + iZ; Then promotion will cause the addition result to be double, but it will be converted to an int when its assigned to x. Google "variable promotion in c++" for more details.