Definition: Casting is a process in C and C++ where a type of a variable or expression is converted into another type, so long as the conversion makes sense.
A pointer is the address of a variable in memory. If we want to look at it, it makes sense to cast it to an int and print that out.
C++ extends casts for greater type safety and robustness.
Glossary:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZAlso Known As: Type Conversion
Examples:
Casting a text number like "seven" to an int will not work.
