Solidity Conversion
Last modified: 2023-09-30
Blockchain
Ethereum
Explicit Conversion
When we cast a smaller type to a bigger type, there's no problem. However, when we cast a bigger type to a smaller type, data may be lost partially.
Uint/Int
// uint32 -> uint16
uint32 a = 0x12345678;
uint16 b = uint16(a); // 0x5678
// uint16 -> uint32
uint16 a = 0x1234;
uint32 b = uint32(a); // 0x00001234
Bytes
// bytes2 -> bytes1
bytes2 a = 0x1234;
bytes1 b = bytes1(a); // 0x12
// bytes2 -> bytes4
bytes2 a = 0x1234;
bytes4 b = bytes4(a); // 0x12340000