INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne


This is the syntax highlighted version of Confusion.java.

/*************************************************************************
 *  Compilation:  javac Confusion.java
 *  Execution:    java Confusion
 *  
 *  Poorly written code intended to confuse your fellow programmer.
 *
 *  % java Confusion
 *  i = 10
 *  (i = i++) = 10
 *  (i = ++i) = 11
 *  (i = i++ + ++i) = 24
 *
 *************************************************************************/

public class Confusion {

   public static void main(String[] args) { 
      int i = 10;
      System.out.println("i = " + i);

      i=i++;
      System.out.println("(i = i++) = " + i);

      i = ++i;
      System.out.println("(i = ++i) = " + i);

      i = i++ + ++i;
      System.out.println("(i = i++ + ++i) = " + i);
   }
}


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