Is it OK to use C-style cast for built-in types?

Question

After reading here a lot of answers about C-style casting in C++ I still have one little question. Can I use C-style casting for built-in types like long x=(long)y;

Answer 1

I think it may be OK given the context. Example:

/* Convert -1..1 to -32768..32767 */
short float_to_short(float f)
{
    return (short)(max(-32768.f, min(32767.f, f * 32767.f)));
}