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@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ Excursion: Static vs. dynamic type, upcasts and downcasts
- Upcast: If the static type of the target variables is **less specific or the same** as the static type of the source variable, an assignment is possible. This includes, for example, assignments with the [assignment operator](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenassignment_operator_glosry.htm) `=`.
- Downcast: If the static type of the target variable is **more specific** than the static type of the source variable, a check must be made at runtime before the assignment is done. If you indeed want to trigger such a downcast, you must do it explicitly in your code. You can do this, for example, using the
[constructor operator](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenconstructor_operator_glosry.htm "Glossary Entry")
[`CAST`](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenconstructor_expression_cast.htm). In older code, you may see the use of
[`?=`](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abapmove_cast.htm) operator.
[`CAST`](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenconstructor_expression_cast.htm). In older code, you may see the use of the [`?=`](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abapmove_cast.htm) operator.
- In contrast to a downcast, an upcast does not have to be done explicitly. However, you can - but need not - use the mentioned operators for upcasts, too.