ttyyppee pprroommoottiioonn -- Definition

In  arithmetic expressions,  COHERENT promotes one  signed type  to another
signed type  by sign extension,  and promotes one unsigned  type to another
unsigned type by  zero padding.  For example, cchhaarr promotes  to iinntt by sign
extension, whereas uunnssiiggnneedd cchhaarr promotes to uunnssiiggnneedd iinntt by zero padding.

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ddaattaa ffoorrmmaattss, PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg CCOOHHEERREENNTT
