What is Casting in AP® Computer Science A?

Casting

Also called: type casting

Converting a value between double and int with the casting operators (int) and (double).

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.5.A.1

(int) turns a double into an int by truncating; (double) turns an int into a double. A cast applies only to the value right after it.

System.out.println((int) 3.86);
System.out.println((double) 7 / 2);
System.out.println((double) (7 / 2));

Output:

3
3.5
3.0