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This is a type of explicit conversion
If this conversion is not possible then an exception is thrown.
This requires a cast operator and is also known as Casting or Prefix Casting.

int myint = 10; 
short myshort1 = (short)myint; 

This is an example of a narrowing conversion

For classes an explicit conversion is needed to convert a base class to a derived class.

public class Base {} 
public class Derived : Base {} 
Derived D = (Derived)(new Base()); 

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