Primitive constructors vs casting for conversion

Question

What is the difference between:

long myLong;
float myFloat = (float) myLong;

and:

float myFloat = float(myLong);

Duplicate, but cannot find it. :| – GManNickG Mar 16 '10 at 03:16 — GManNickG, Mar 16 '10 at 03:16

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 30 '14 at 22:19

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There is no difference except for syntax, but in C++ you should really be using the templated casting functions

edited Oct 30 '14 at 22:19

Radiodef

answered Mar 16 '10 at 03:11

Graphics Noob

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Why should we be using template casting functions? – oddRaven Jul 09 '18 at 07:33

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