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Subject: Re: Why would one use += 1 at the place of ++?
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 08:03:20 -0400
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On 05/19/2011 03:19 AM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've heard that it is generally better to use += 1 at the place of ++.

Specifically better here:
String s = "0 + 1 = ";
s += 1;
Maybe someone can come up with a specific case
where the increment operator is better.

For me,
> they do exactly the same thing, maybe except that the former is
> actually splitted into different atomic operations, when the latter
> might be done in an atomic operation?
>
> Thanks.