Static-cast Typecast

Static casts are only available in C++. Static casts can be used to convert one type into another, but should not be used for to cast away const-ness or to cast between non-pointer and pointer types. Static casts are prefered over C-style casts when they are available because they are both more restrictive (and hence safer) and more noticeable.

Static casts are expressed in terms of a template that takes as a template parameter the type to convert to.

static_cast<<type>>(<value>);

This example casts an int to a double for the purpose of avoiding truncation due to integer division:

double result = static_cast<double>(4)/5;

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