Till what number will y decrement and why.? In case of Java it is saying cannot convert from int to boolean.! Why is that.?

Question

Working perfectly in c++

int x=1,y=6;
while(y--){
x++;
}

Answer 1

Shrijith P.S
try something like this in Java.

int x=1,y=6;
while(y-- > 0){
x++;
}
System.out.println(x);

Answer 2

Shrijith P.S Good explanation here...
(the case in C and C++ are the same here)
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36467523/why-while-loop-differently-work-in-java-and-c

Answer 3

You can't have integer as a condition. There should be boolean, like while(y > x).

Answer 4

C++ is not java, thats why

Answer 5

RKK CarrieForle

Answer 6

It works RKK ,but in c++ the code written in description works perfectly