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Title:	INT31-C. Ensure that integer conversions do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
Author:	Robert C. Seacord	Jun 08, 2006
Last Changed by:	Francesco Mariani	Aug 06, 2025
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (1)     Page: NUM12-J. Ensure conversions of numeric types to narrower types do not result in lost or misinterpreted data

Parent Page     Page: Rule 04. Integers (INT)

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Time	Editor
Aug 06, 2025 13:21	Francesco Mariani	View Changes
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May 05, 2025 08:32	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Dec 11, 2024 03:03	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
Nov 01, 2024 13:58	Caden Milne
Updated references from C11->C23

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