/*
 * programming_casting.c
 *
 *  Created on: Sep 27, 2023
 *      Author: johnsontimoj
 */
////////////////////////////////////
//
// Program to show type casting concepts
//
// inputs: user
// outputs: prints
//
//////////////////////////////////
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void){
	setbuf(stdout, NULL);

	// splash
	printf("----------------------------\n");
	printf(" practice with type casts\n");
	printf("----------------------------\n\n");


	// declare some variables
	int a;
	int b;
	float c;
	float d;
	char e;
	char f;

	// start an infinite loop (on faith for now)
	while(1){
		// get some values
		printf("Please enter 2 ints, 2 floats, and 2 chars: ");
		scanf("%i %i %f %f %c %c", &a, &b, &c, &d, &e, &f);

		// assignment type casting
		c = a + b;
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);
		a = 2 * d;
		printf("a is: %i\n", a);
		c = e;
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);

		// explicit type casting
		c = (int)d;
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);
		printf("d is: %f\n", d);	// note d was not changed in the type cast

		c = (float)(a/b);
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);
		c = a/(float)b;
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);
		c = (float)a/b;
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);

		// implicit type conversion
		c = a * d + a % b;
		printf("c is: %f\n", c);

		printf("\n\n");
	}// end while

	return 0;
}// end main