advantages of shorthand operator

[asit]

shorthand assignment operator provides two advantages
1>needs less typing
2>java compiler handles in an efficient way

What is the efficient way ???

 

[John B. Matthews]

shorthand assignment operator provides two advantages
1>needs less typing
2>java compiler handles in an efficient way

What is the efficient way ???

They are called Compound Assignment Operators, and you don't have to
read very far in the relevant section to learn what efficiency they
afford:

<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/j3TOC.html>

Now that you know what they're called, the relevant section will be easy
to find

 

[Roedy Green]

shorthand assignment operator provides two advantages
1>needs less typing
2>java compiler handles in an efficient way

What is the efficient way ???

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/mccarthyandoperator.html

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/mccarthyandoperator.html

shorthand assignment != short circuit logical operator

Arne

 

[Roedy Green]

shorthand assignment != short circuit logical operato

If he means cascaded assignment e.g.
a ^= b ^= a ^= b;
see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/cascadedassignment.html


if he means assignment operators e.g.

a += 2;

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/assignmentoperator.html