Quick Question +=

[strokebow]

Hey,

I came across this +=

Tried searching the i-net but nothing came up? So what does this do?

From where I saw it my guess is:

instead of x = x + y;
you have x += y;

Is this right?

Are there any drawbacks etc. to using this? What are the advantages?

Cheers

[manasij7479]

AFAIK ..no drawbacks..
As for advantages...IS there anything other than "Cleaner code" ?

[adeyblue]

From where I saw it my guess is:

instead of x = x + y;
you have x += y;

Is this right?

Why on Earth would you:
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and not
Create file/Open IDE
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You searched, which is laudable, but then you gave up! Wikipedia may frown on original research, but software develoment isn't wikipedia. Paraphrasing somebody in a different thread

Just try things out. The world wont end if you try something and it doesn't work.

Are there any drawbacks etc. to using this? What are the advantages?

It's exactly the same as writing 5+5+5 as 5*3 except for objects where += can be overloaded seperately from +

[iMalc]

When the types of x and y are a class or some kind, then the operator += is typically more efficient than using operator + because no temporary objects will be created.

[strokebow]

Thanks for the productive posts!!

As for adeyblue... why even bother replying (SMH)