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Understanding compound operators -=
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Please read the forum rules and use CODE TAGS around your code in the future.

The operators are shorthand:
x += 5 is shorthand for x = x + 5

cents -= nickels * CENTS_IN_NICKEL is shortand for cents = cents - nickels * CENTS_IN_NICKEL

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Understanding compound operators -= - by NewatCode - Apr-25-2018, 01:38 PM
RE: Understanding compound operators -= - by ljmetzger - Apr-25-2018, 02:18 PM

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