Should I cast variables that use a typdef'd type?

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Published on 2010-06-16T00:51:52Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 1:02 UTC
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If I have something like:

typedef int MyType;

is it good practice to cast the operands of an operation if I do something like this:

int x = 5;
int y = 6;

MyType a = (MyType)(x + y);

I know that I don't need to do that but wondering if it's better for intent/documentation/readability concerns.

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