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down cast

Also called a narrowing cast, a down cast is an assignment between reference variables in which the typr static type of the target variable more specific than the static type of the source variable. A down cast is only possible in assignments with the casting operator (?=) or MOVE ... ?TO. Compare with up cast.

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