Casting to an unsigned char

Question

I'm using MPLab C18 C compiler and getting a syntax error with this code:

hundreds = unsigned char((tick / 100));
tens = unsigned char((tick - (hundreds * 100)) / 10);
ones = unsigned char((tick - (hundreds * 100) - (tens * 10)));

tick is an unsigned int. What I'm attempting is to convert a three digit value over to three individual ASCII values by means of simple division and casting the whole number into my unsigned char variables.

It looks okay to me but I guess I'm missing something.

I don't think that works with multiple token simple-type-specifiers even in C++. — Potatoswatter, May 29 '12 at 08:44
This won't work for C. Guess, in C++ this type of syntax works, considering copy constructor behavoir. — KedarX, May 29 '12 at 08:49
No, doesn't work in C++, and wouldn't involve a copy constructor if it did. — Potatoswatter, May 29 '12 at 08:51
Right. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4775781/what-is-the-difference-between-c-like-casting-functional-casting — KedarX, May 29 '12 at 09:35

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered May 29 '12 at 08:41

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Casting is done in parentheses:

 hundreds = (unsigned char)(tick/100);

answered May 29 '12 at 08:41

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