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  • N N8tiv

    x = 10 y = 100 z = 1112 lightbulbs still on? My Coding Journey

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    I think you had a brief power cut...:laugh:

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      I think you had a brief power cut...:laugh:

      The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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      my electrons, neutrons and protons all turned into morons My Coding Journey

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        :laugh: I like lightbulb moments! Try this:

        int x = 10;
        int y = 100;
        int z = ++x + (y++ * x);
        Console.WriteLine("x = {0}, y = {1}, z= {2}", x, y, z);

        If you can work that out in your head, you are doing very, very well! Normally, they don't get that complex - they are generally used for array indexes as such like:

        byte[] data = File.ReadAllBytes(@"D:\Temp\MyFile.txt");
        int i = 0;
        do
        {
        if (data[i++] == 'x')
        {
        break;
        }
        } while (i < data.Length);

        The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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        z = 1012 ???:confused::confused::confused: My Coding Journey

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        • N N8tiv

          my electrons, neutrons and protons all turned into morons My Coding Journey

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          Maybe one or two of them! :laugh:

          The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Maybe one or two of them! :laugh:

            The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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            Ah S4!T... *Siiiiigh* Let me look at it again… This time I will type it out so you can see how I get my answers. My Coding Journey

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Maybe one or two of them! :laugh:

              The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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              before I go look at it again… Did I get x and y right? Is it z, that I got wrong? My Coding Journey

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              • N N8tiv

                z = 1012 ???:confused::confused::confused: My Coding Journey

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                Ok, let's look at it (though it's a PITA to work out, I admit) and substitute the values:

                int x = 10;
                int y = 100;
                int z = ++x + (y++ * x);

                1. ++x means "add one to x and use the new value", so x becomes 11, and the calculation becomes

                z = 11 + (y++ * x)

                1. y++ means "Add one to y and use the old value", so y becomes 101, and the calculation becomes

                z = 11 + (100 * x)

                1. We only have x left to worry about, so get the current value of it (which is 11 because we changed it in step 1) and the calculation becomes

                z = 11 + (100 * 11)

                Which is

                z = 11 + 1100

                Or

                z = 1111

                So the final result is:

                x = 11, y = 101, z= 1111

                This is a lot more complex than anything you should have to meet in "real life" (hence the discussion above about hitting people who do that kind of thing and why C++ will give you different results)

                The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  Ok, let's look at it (though it's a PITA to work out, I admit) and substitute the values:

                  int x = 10;
                  int y = 100;
                  int z = ++x + (y++ * x);

                  1. ++x means "add one to x and use the new value", so x becomes 11, and the calculation becomes

                  z = 11 + (y++ * x)

                  1. y++ means "Add one to y and use the old value", so y becomes 101, and the calculation becomes

                  z = 11 + (100 * x)

                  1. We only have x left to worry about, so get the current value of it (which is 11 because we changed it in step 1) and the calculation becomes

                  z = 11 + (100 * 11)

                  Which is

                  z = 11 + 1100

                  Or

                  z = 1111

                  So the final result is:

                  x = 11, y = 101, z= 1111

                  This is a lot more complex than anything you should have to meet in "real life" (hence the discussion above about hitting people who do that kind of thing and why C++ will give you different results)

                  The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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                  okay, it is relieving I was only off by one My Coding Journey

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                  • N N8tiv

                    okay, it is relieving I was only off by one My Coding Journey

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                    Welcome to the "I hit people who do that" club - your laminated membership card is in the post... :laugh:

                    The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                    • K Kevin Bewley

                      I know - BUT, why the hell would anyone write such a monstrosity. ;P Also, as it was clearly a beginner question, I was trying to simplify. So you get 10/10 for correctness but 2/10 for being clear for the sake of the OP.. :omg:

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                      wait a minute? Who gets 10/10 for being correct? OG or Me? My Coding Journey

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