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casting
Handling of a data object by assuming a certain data type . Explicit casting is possible using the statement ASSIGN , using the addition ASSIGNING when editing internal tables, using various assignments of actual parameters to formal parameters , and as down cast s or up cast s in the assignments between reference variables . An implicit casting sometimes takes place during the handling of operands at certain operand positions .