Why is (i+1) not the same as (i++)?

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I'm absolutely new to coding. I'm doing a course and was following all steps but there is something I couldn't figure out.

This is the first code that I wrote. It prints 5 times "Hello".

I tried to change the code. Instead of writing i + 1, I wrote i++, as the instructor told. It again should have printed 5 times "Hello", but it runs infinitely.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance.

It is because `i = i++`, increament happens after execution of `i = i` statement, which means value of `i` reamains same and does not change. Thus, causing an infinite loop. — stud3nt, Nov 29 '19 at 10:09

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 29 '19 at 10:10

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i = i++ assigns the value of i before the increment i.e. for i = 0 after i = i++ it will still be equal to 0.
You never increment i and thereby never leave the loop.

answered Nov 29 '19 at 10:10

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