Csharp/C Sharp/Data Types/long

Compute the distance from the Earth to the sun, in inches.

/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/
// Compute the distance from the Earth to the sun, in inches. 
 
using System; 
 
public class Inches {    
  public static void Main() {    
    long inches; 
    long miles; 
   
    miles = 93000000; // 93,000,000 miles to the sun 
 
    // 5,280 feet in a mile, 12 inches in a foot 
    inches = miles * 5280 * 12; 
   
    Console.WriteLine("Distance to the sun: " + 
                      inches + " inches."); 
   
  }    
}

Demonstate automatic conversion from long to double

/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/
// Demonstate automatic conversion from long to double. 
 
using System; 
 
public class LtoD {    
  public static void Main() {    
    long L; 
    double D; 
   
    L = 100123285L; 
    D = L; 
   
    Console.WriteLine("L and D: " + L + " " + D); 
  }    
}