note 73550 added to language.operators.increment

Something to think about: $a=1; $a += $a++ + ++$a; echo $a; will give you 7. Why is this? 1. ++$a is first incremented. Now $a is 2. $a += $a++ + 2 $a is 2 2. $a++ is added to 2 then $a is incremented $a += 2 + 2 $a is 3 3. now the value of 2 + 2 is added to $a ($a is 3) $a = $a + 2 + 2 Answer: 3 + 2 + 2 = 7 ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 85.196.72.154 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.increment.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/73550 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/73550 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/73550 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php