Assignment operators.

Question

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int num = 1;
int number;
int total = 0;

while (num <= 5) {// Will repeat 5 times.
cin >> number;//User will enter a number 5 times. See above.
total +=number;/*So 0+the previous number the user has entered every time. = to include the previous number as well. Or we will get 0+number over and over again*/
num++;
}
cout << total << endl;

return 0;
}

So this one here calculates the sum of the numbers the user has entered 5 times.
The only thing I can't seem to get my head round is the += part between the two variables ?
Can someone take up the arduous task of explaining what this part is doing ?
Many thanks guys.

Answer 1

It's a shorthand for math operations. For example a = a + b is the same like a +=b, other are a = a - b => a -= b, a = a * b => a *= b, a = a / b => a /=b, a = a % b => a %= b etc.

Answer 2

It is an short hand operator.

int a = a + 1; // can be also written as

int a += 1;

Same rule applies with - , * , / , % .

Hope this helps☺️☺️.

Answer 3

Ah I see. Thank you see much !
Just got my results from Maths exams back and it's only a 4/C
lol