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martynasmaciulis
7,393 PointsWhat is the answer?
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// Enter your code below
var initialScore = 8
initialScore = initialScore + 1
var totalScore = initialScore
totalScore = ++initialScore
martynasmaciulis
7,393 PointsYes, thanks!
Mazen Halawi
7,806 PointsMazen Halawi
7,806 PointsBoth variables values will be equal to 10.
keep in mind there is a big difference between ++variable and variable++ ++variable will force the incrementation of the variable before you start using it in the line, whereas variable++ will cause the increment to be after you are done with the calculation on that line (more like deferred addition) example:
var sum = 20 var total = sum++ (will result in total to be 20 and sum will become 21 on the next line because the ++ will only fire after all calculations are done on this line)
however:
var total = ++sum (will result in total and sum to be 21 on this line and afterwards because the ++ before the variable will trigger the sum to increment first and then be assigned to total)
hope its clear! cheers.