An arithmetic operator with = perform an operation on the variable on the left side and store the results in the variable. : Assignment Operators « Operators « SCJP

2.10.3.An arithmetic operator with = perform an operation on the variable on the left side and store the results in the variable.

public class MainClass {

  public static void main(String[] argv) {

    int x = 5;

    x += 10; // x gets 5 + 10

    x = x + 10;



  }

}

2.10.Assignment Operators
	2.10.1.	Assignment Operator Summary
	2.10.2.	Compound Assignment Operators
	2.10.3.	An arithmetic operator with = perform an operation on the variable on the left side and store the results in the variable.
	2.10.4.	a = b = c is evaluated as a = (b = c).
	2.10.5.	Simple assignment uses =
	2.10.6.	Assignment operators include an implicit cast.
	2.10.7.	Java uses the + and += operators to indicate concatenation for string values.
	2.10.8.	compound additive operator (+=) and Strings

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