Re: Whacky increment/assignment logic with $foo++ vs ++$foo
| From: | Ben Dunlap | Date: | Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:58:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Whacky increment/assignment logic with $foo++ vs ++$foo | ||
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> mind-blowing. What the heck /is/ supposed to happen when you do this:
>
> $a = 2;
> $a = $a++;
> echo $a;
>
> Seems like any way you slice it the output should be 3. I guess what's
... and, in fact, that /is/ how C behaves. The following code:
int a = 2;
a = a++;
printf("a = [%d]\n", a);
Will output "a = [3]". At least on Ubuntu 9 using gcc 4.3.3.
So I retract my initial terse reply and apologize for misunderstanding
your question.
Ben