**Typecasting** a variable means converting a variable from one datatype to another. There are two types of typecasting in Pascal:
* **Implicit typecasting**: Typecasting in which the range of the source data type is *less than* the range of the destination data type is called implicit typecasting.
* **Explicit typecasting**: Typecasting in which the range of the source data type is *greater than* the range of the destination data type is called explicit typecasting. 

There are two types of *explicit typecasting*:

# Value typecasting
**Value typecasting** converts the value of a data type to another data type. The value typecasting of a variable can be done as follows:

```Pascal
_newDatatype_(_value_)
```
* **`_newDatatype_`**: The datatype in which `_value_` will be converted.
* **`_value_`**: The value to be converted into the datatype `_newDatatype_`.

> Note: The `_value_` can be a variable or an expression.

# Value typecasting vs variable typecasting
We cannot use *value typecasting* on the left side of assignment. On the other hand, we can use *variable typecasting* on both sides of assignment.

# Code
## Example 1
Consider the code snippet below, which demonstrates the use of value typecasting.


program Example1;
var 
  ch1: Char = 'a';
begin
  writeln('');
  writeln('a typecased as integer: ', Integer(ch1));
  writeln('a typecased as byte: ', Byte(ch1));

end.

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## Explanation
A character `ch1` is typecasted to an integer and a byte.

## Example 2
Consider the code snippet below, which demonstrates the type casting of integer to other data types.

program Example2;
var 
  num1: Integer = 99;
begin

  writeln('99 typecased as char: ', Char(num1));
  writeln('99 typecased as bool: ', Boolean(num1));

end.

## Explanation
An integer `num1` is typecasted to a character and a boolean value.

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What is value typecasting in Pascal?

Converting a variable from one datatype to another in Pascal, either implicitly or explicitly.