Implicit Numeric Conversions Table (C# Reference)

The following table shows the predefined implicit numeric conversions. Implicit conversions might occur in many situations, including method invoking and assignment statements.

From	To
sbyte	short, int, long, float, double, or decimal
byte	short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, or decimal
short	int, long, float, double, or decimal
ushort	int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, or decimal
int	long, float, double, or decimal
uint	long, ulong, float, double, or decimal
long	float, double, or decimal
char	ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, or decimal
float	double
ulong	float, double, or decimal

Remarks

• The conversions from int, uint, or long to float and from long to double may cause a loss of precision, but not a loss of magnitude.

• There are no implicit conversions to the char type.

• There are no implicit conversions between floating-point types and the decimal type.

• A constant expression of type int can be converted to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, uint, or ulong, provided the value of the constant expression is within the range of the destination type.

C# Language Specification

For more information, see the C# language specification (C# Language Specification):

• 6.1 Implicit conversions

• 7.15 Constant expressions

See Also

Concepts

C# Programming Guide

Reference

Integral Types Table (C# Reference)

Built-In Types Table (C# Reference)

Explicit Numeric Conversions Table (C# Reference)

Other Resources

C# Reference