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Re: Re: Auto-increment frenzy

by asarih (Hermit)
on Aug 27, 2003 at 01:12 UTC ( [id://286920]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Auto-increment frenzy
in thread Auto-increment frenzy

As long as we are on the subject of expectations, I was expecting:
  1. 5 (the first $a++ assigns 2 to $a, the second $a++ assigns 3, and then $a = 3 + 2). Or the flying pigs out of my nose.
  2. 3
  3. 3

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Re: Re: Re: Auto-increment frenzy
by Chady (Priest) on Aug 27, 2003 at 07:59 UTC
    the first $a++ assigns 2 to $a, the second $a++ assigns 3, and then $a = 3 + 2
    well, I would expect that the post increment actually postincrements:
    $a++ returns $a and increments after that; so the first $a++ returns 1 and now $a is 2, the second increment returns 2 and makes $a = 3
    so the addition returns 1 + 2 = 3.
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