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i += j;
Was just a shortcut for:
i = i + j;
But if we try this:
int i = 5;
long j = 8;
Then i = i + j; will not compile but i += j; will compile fine.
Does it mean that in fact i += j; is a shortcut for something like this i = (type of i) (i + j)?
A compound assignment expression of the form
E1 op= E2is equivalent toE1 = (T)((E1) op (E2)), whereTis the type ofE1, except thatE1is evaluated only once.[...] the following code is correct:
and results in x having the value 7 because it is equivalent to: