Java += operator?

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I originally learned that

string += otherString; is the same as string = string + otherString;

However, I found that string += char1 + char2 will throw an exception while string = string + char1 + char2 will not. When concatenating chars to strings I typically add an empty string so I don't get the exception, but why is that even necessary?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8710619/java-operators – RaminS Mar 30 '16 at 00:41 — RaminS, Mar 30 '16 at 00:41
Ah, looks like it was already asked. Thank you! – qwert Mar 30 '16 at 00:44 — qwert, Mar 30 '16 at 00:44

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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See this post. The result of adding a char to another char is an int, which cannot be added to the String. Whereas with s = s + c1 + c2, the '+' operator associates left to right so the chars are converted to fit string concatenation.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Mar 30 '16 at 00:44

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