C language: implicit type conversion example

One of the most hardcore stuff in C language is implicit type conversion. If you don’t watch for it – you will be in big trouble. Take a look at this code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main (void)
{
int a = -10;
unsigned int b = 5U;
long int c = a + b; // signed + unsigned

printf ("1) (signed int)a -10 will look as unsigned like this: %u\n", a);

printf ("2) (signed)a(-10) + (unsigned)b(5) = %ld\n", c);

return 0;
}

Implicit type conversion ranks:

bool
 char
  unsigned char
   short int
    unsigned short int
     int
      unsigned int
       long int
        unsigned long int
         long long int
          unsigned long long int
           float
            double
             long double