Explanation of this code output

Question

int i = 0, j = 6;
while (j>3)
  cout << j-- << ': ' << ++i << endl;

Output: I do not understand the numbers in between 6 and 1 in the first output line of code for example.

6148801
5148802
4148803

The output does not correspond to the code i.e. ':' does not appear in it! — Ed Heal, May 30 '16 at 16:43
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7459939/what-do-single-quotes-do-in-c-when-used-on-multiple-characters. — bgoldst, May 30 '16 at 16:46

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 30 '16 at 16:44

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The problem is that you used ' for the string containing the colon, hence the characters are interpreted as chars, not as a string. Use ": " instead of ': '.

answered May 30 '16 at 16:44

andreas-hofmann

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This is an exam question, therefore I need an understanding not a correction of the code – david98 May 30 '16 at 16:50

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '16 at 16:46

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14880 is ': '

change ': ' to ": "

answered May 30 '16 at 16:46

Noobscripter

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why is ': ' equal to 14880 – david98 May 30 '16 at 16:48
Check the ASCII table its their values one followed by other. – Noobscripter May 30 '16 at 17:03

Explanation of this code output

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