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Thread: Really Quick n00b question, should take three seconds to answer

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    Default Really Quick n00b question, should take three seconds to answer

    int n = 5;
    n = n++;
    System.out.println(n);

    Well, this prints out 5, can anyone explain please? Thanks!


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    Default Re: Really Quick n00b question, should take three seconds to answer

    See the response to Help with prefix/postfix

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    Default Re: Really Quick n00b question, should take three seconds to answer

    edit - nevermind

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    Default Re: Really Quick n00b question, should take three seconds to answer

    It is bad coding because n is initialized with 5, then n is incremented to 6 and then n is equal to 6.
    When n is incremented to 6 it is the same thing as saying n = n + 1; n++ is called a short hand or idiom.
    So what is happening is this...
     
    int n = 5;
    n = (n = n + 1); 
    System.out.println(n);

    !!

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    Default Re: Really Quick n00b question, should take three seconds to answer

    Quote Originally Posted by yasuocodez View Post
    It is bad coding because n is initialized with 5, then n is incremented to 6 and then n is equal to 6.
    When n is incremented to 6 it is the same thing as saying n = n + 1; n++ is called a short hand or idiom.
    So what is happening is this...
    int n = 5;
    n = (n = n + 1); 
    System.out.println(n);

    !!
    No; it is bad code, but that's not what is happening, you've missed the whole point - the OP wants to know why the output is 5 instead of 6.

    The result of the postfix expression is the original value; the increment operation is performed on the right hand expression value after the assignment and is, in this case, thrown away.

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