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This is a convenient shorthand to perform addition on a variable with another constant or variable.
x += y; // equivalent to the expression x = x + y;x: variable. Allowed data types: int, float, double, byte, short, long
y: variable or constant. Allowed data types: int, float, double, byte, short, long
x = 2;
x += 4; // x now contains 6LANGUAGE compound remainder
LANGUAGE compound bitwise and
LANGUAGE compound multiplication
LANGUAGE increment
LANGUAGE decrement
LANGUAGE compound subtraction
LANGUAGE compound division
LANGUAGE compound bitwise xor
LANGUAGE compound bitwise or
LANGUAGE Normal Addition
