Type coercion

/taɪp koʊˈɜrʃən/ noun

Definition

The automatic or explicit conversion of a value from one data type to another by the programming language or programmer.

Etymology

Coercion comes from Latin 'coercere' meaning to constrain or force. In programming, it describes how languages 'force' values to change type, either automatically (implicit) or through programmer commands (explicit).

Kelly Says

JavaScript's type coercion can be wonderfully weird - it thinks '1' + 1 equals '11' but '1' - 1 equals 0! This happens because addition can mean string concatenation, but subtraction can only mean math, so JavaScript makes different assumptions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ይንገራጋሪ አይነት
yin-geh-rah-gah-ree ah-y-neh-t
ARالعربية
إكراه نوع
ee-krah noo-ah
BNবাংলা
ধরন জবরদস্তি
dhoron jabar-dos-tee
CACatalà
coercició de tipus
koh-ehr-see-oh deh tee-poose
CSČeština
přinucení typu
pshih-noo-cheh-nee tee-poo
DADansk
type tvang
tah-y-peh tohng
DEDeutsch
Typumwandlung
tee-poom-vahn-doong
ELΕλληνικά
υποχρεωτική μετατροπή
ee-poh-kreh-oh-tee-keh meh-trah-pee
ESEspañol
coerción de tipo
koh-ehr-see-ohn deh tee-poh
FAفارسی
اجبار نوع
ah-jah-bah-r noo-ah
FISuomi
tyyppipakko
too-pee-pah-koh
FRFrançais
coercition de type
koh-ehr-see-tee-ohn duh tee-peh
GUGU
પ્રકાર જબરદસ્તી
prakaar jabar-das-tee
HAHA
tilastawa iri
tee-lah-stah-wah ee-ree
HEעברית
אילוץ טיפוס
ee-loots tee-poose
HIहिन्दी
प्रकार जबरन
prakaar jabaran
HUMagyar
típuskényszer
tee-poo-shkeh-nyer
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemaksaan tipe
peh-mah-ksah-an tee-peh
IGIG
ịkpọ nkọwa
ee-kpoh ng-koh-wah
ITItaliano
coercizione di tipo
koh-ehr-chee-see-oh-neh dee tee-poh
JA日本語
型強制
kata shōsei
KKKK
түрін күштеп
too-rehn koo-shtehp
KMKM
បង្ខំប្រភេទ
bang-khom prah-peht
KO한국어
타입 강제
tah-ee-pah kahng-jeh
MRMR
प्रकार जबरदस्ती
prakaar jabar-das-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
pemaksaan jenis
peh-mah-ksah-an jeh-nehs
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးအစား တင်းတင်း
ah-myoe ah-sah ah-tin ah-tin
NLNederlands
typecoercitie
tah-y-peh koh-ehr-see-tee
NONorsk
type tvang
tah-y-peh tohng
PAPA
ਕਿਸਮ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ
kisam zah-brah-das-tee
PLPolski
przymus typowy
pshih-moos tee-poh-vee
PTPortuguês
coerção de tipo
koh-ehr-see-ohn deh tee-poh
RORomână
constrângere de tip
kohn-streng-geh deh tee-peh
RUРусский
принудительное преобразование
prinoo-dee-tel-noh-eh preh-oh-brah-zoh-nee-eh
SVSvenska
typtvång
tah-y-peh-tohng
SWKiswahili
kubadilisha aina
koo-bah-dee-lee-shah ah-ee-nah
TAதமிழ்
வகை கட்டாயம்
vagai kattayam
TEతెలుగు
రకం బలవంతం
rakan bala-van-tam
THไทย
การบังคับประเภท
gahn bahng-khap praa-tee-pah
TLTL
pangongolekta ng tipo
pah-ngohng-oh-leh-ktah ng tee-poh
TRTürkçe
tip zorlama
tee-peh zohr-lah-mah
UKУкраїнська
принудження типу
prinoo-zhden-nya tee-poo
URاردو
طوع نوع
toh-ah noo-ah
VITiếng Việt
ép kiểu
ehp kieu
YOYO
ìfọwọ́sẹ̀ ẹ̀yà
ee-foh-woh-seh eh-yah
ZH中文
类型强制
lei xing qiang zhi
ZUZU
ukukhawuleza uhlobo
oo-koo-khah-woo-leh-zah oo-loh-boh

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