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Compound assignment expressions described as being equivalent to statements
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Description
Issue description
The reference has the following to say on += :
Combines addition with assignment. The expression
a+=bis equivalent toa=a+b.
The biggest problem is that the expression a+=b has a return value (namely a+b), so it
can be used as a part of a larger expression. The statement a=a+b has no return value
and can not be used as part of a larger expression>
As a smaller problem a+=b involves an implicit cast, but that belongs to the detail department.
For students learning to program, it is important to be clear about the distinction between
expressions and statements, so I suggest a rewording that makes it clear that a+=b
is an expression.
URL(s) of affected page(s)
https://processing.org/reference/addassign.html
Proposed fix
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Open the affected reference page at processing.org/reference/addassign.html and review the wording for +=. Update the description so it distinguishes the compound-assignment expression from the assignment statement, including its return value; note the implicit cast as a secondary detail.】【。
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- documentation
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- Documentation
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