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

Roughly speaking, in C++, in any scenario, both operands are converted to the "largest" type of the two operands' types before the operation is executed. See MSDN Standard Arithmetic Conversions.