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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Fundamentals of C Operators and Expressions

Posted by Kyle Tanis
Kyle Tanis
116 Points

confused

Why does c = 9 and a = 10 if c = a++?

2 Answers

eirikvaa
eirikvaa
18,015 Points

When you put the ++ after, you increment the variable after you assign it to some other variable. When you put the ++ before, you increment the variable before you assign it.

Robert Goddard
Robert Goddard
15,019 Points
Robert Goddard
Robert Goddard
15,019 Points

It has to do with where the ++ is. I believe since the ++ is after the a, c is assigned to BEFORE a is incremented. If you want c to equal 10, I believe you can do c = ++a . Then both will be equal to 10.