// WinXP SP2, D v0.165
// cast1.d
// Unable to explicitly cast a imaginary float to a real floating-point.
private import std.stdio;

int main()
{
    ifloat ift = 234.67fi;
    real   r  = cast(real)ift;

    writefln("ift=%gi, r=%g", ift, r);

    return 0;
}

Output:
--------
C:\dmd>dmd cast1.d
C:\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe cast1,,,user32+kernel32/noi;

C:\dmd>cast1
ift=234.67i, r=0

C:\dmd>

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MKoD: http://spottedtiger.tripod.com/D_Language/D_Main_XP.html

David L. Davis wrote:
> // Unable to explicitly cast a imaginary float to a real floating-point.

r = ift * -1i;

should do it.

Walter Bright wrote:
> David L. Davis wrote:
>> // Unable to explicitly cast a imaginary float to a real floating-point.
> 
> r = ift * -1i;
> 
> should do it.

r = ift.im;

also works.

Thxs for the reply Walter. But the cast(real) used to work...why exactly is the reason this doesn't now? I know you changed the implict conversion of imaginary floats so they do not work for a good reason, just unsure why the explict cast() has changed also.

Thanks for your reply in advance.
David L.

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MKoD: http://spottedtiger.tripod.com/D_Language/D_Main_XP.html "Walter Bright" <newshound@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:ed5le5$1c1c$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> David L. Davis wrote:
>> // Unable to explicitly cast a imaginary float to a real floating-point.
>
> r = ift * -1i;
>
> should do it.

Don thanks for pointing that out, but it has little use in templates I'm afraid...the place where I'm having my issue at the moment.

Thanks again for the reply,
David L.

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MKoD: http://spottedtiger.tripod.com/D_Language/D_Main_XP.html "Don Clugston" <dac@nospam.com.au> wrote in message news:ed5vsk$1qad$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> David L. Davis wrote:
>>> // Unable to explicitly cast a imaginary float to a real floating-point.
>>
>> r = ift * -1i;
>>
>> should do it.
>
> r = ift.im;
>
> also works.