RECAST - Changing Binary Data Types

Of course, C supports a variety of types, and instead of having a bunch of program to convert each type into every other type, there is a program called ``recast'' that will do the job for a large collection of these types.

Types supported by recast for input and output:

• float - floating point
• double - double precision
• int - (signed) integer
• char - character
• uchar - unsigned char
• short - short integer
• long - long integer
• ulong - unsigned long integer

For example, to convert integers to floats

% recast < data.ints  in=int out=float > data.floats

The name of this program derives from the fact that an explicit type conversion in the C-language is called a ``cast.''