cast operators

package lessons;

public class CastOperators
{

	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		double num = 2.1;
		int x = (int)num;
		// the (int) is cast operator
		//forces java to convert the data type regardless to fit parameters
		System.out.println("number before conversion is: "+num
				+"\nnumber after conversion: "+x);


		short lilnum;
		int bignum =
	0;
		lilnum = (short)bignum;
		// does not allow narrowing conversion

		x = (int)3.7;


		int pies = 10 , people = 4;
		double piePperson;
		piePperson = (double)pies / (double)people;
		System.out.println("pies per person is: "+ piePperson);
		// performs int division, also when evaluating two values it always assumes higher type

	}

}