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Hi all
Please explain this:
final public static void main(String args[]) {
int i = 0;
i = i++;
i = i++;
i = i++;
System.out.println(i); // prints 0, since = operator has the lowest precedence.
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The order in which things happen in statement execution is what causes this result.
1) - the left side asignment address to i is calculated
2) - the current value of i is grabbed
3) - the current value of i is incremented
finally, the value of i from step 2 is stored in the address calculated in step 1, replacing the value from step 3
Bill

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Hi,
Here the catch is that when u do something like i = i++ the incrementation will never take place.
ie, in your case i is always equal to zero.
Also try a search for this topic in this forum, u will find a lot of discussions.
 
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Are you saying here that in
i = i++;
after assigning 0 to i, the incremented value is not stored back in i???
I guess I am confused by - the left side assignment address to i is calculated. Please could you explain??
Thanks.

Originally posted by William Brogden:
The order in which things happen in statement execution is what causes this result.
1) - the left side asignment address to i is calculated
2) - the current value of i is grabbed
3) - the current value of i is incremented
finally, the value of i from step 2 is stored in the address calculated in step 1, replacing the value from step 3
Bill


 
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