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title: "New type casting syntax for Flow: 'as'"
short-title: "New type casting syntax for Flow"
author: "George Zahariev"
medium-link: "https://medium.com/flow-type/new-type-casting-syntax-for-flow-as-3ef41567ff3e"
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To make it easier for new users to get started with Flow, we’re updating our type casting syntax to use 'as'.
