Type Casting and Conversion

When working with data, it is often necessary to convert variables from one data type to another. For example, displaying the result of a calculation requires converting from a float to a string.

All type conversion within Verse is explicit, which means that you must use a function like ToString() or use an operator like multiply (*) to convert an object to a different data type. Explicit conversion of one type to another is also called type casting.

Converting Float to Int

Converting from a float to an int requires a function that explicitly specifies how it will convert from a floating point number to an integer. The following functions all handle the conversion, but they all work differently. It's up to you to decide which one works best in a given situation.

• Round[]
• Floor[]
• Ceil[]
• Int[]