You can implicitly convert between numerical types, even when that loses precision:
char c = i;
However, you might like to enable compiler warnings to avoid potentially lossy conversions like this. If you do, then use static_cast for the conversion.
Of the other casts:
dynamic_cast only works for pointers or references to polymorphic class types;const_cast can't change types, only const or volatile qualifiers;reinterpret_cast is for special circumstances, converting between pointers or references and completely unrelated types. Specifically, it won't do numeric conversions.- C-style and function-style casts do whatever combination of
static_cast, const_cast and reinterpret_cast is needed to get the job done.
