Not understanding static_cast

[Ebf21hU5]

Can someone give me an example of static_cast
Is it possible to use static_cast within an if,else if, else block?

[Aceix]

is the problem with this site's tut? if no, then try this sites explanation on the topic cause it is easy to comprehend

[TheJJJunk]

See
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/typecasting/

[Cubbi]

See also
http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/static_cast for slightly more obscure use cases