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sebbe12
sebbe12
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Posted by sebbe12
sebbe12
4,015 Points

Why does " + " and " = " work shouldn't it be the string + and not actually + .

Why does " + " and " = " work shouldn't it be the string + and not actually + . I understand if we use + + it will give us error but why does this work.

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

It looks like you placed this question in the wrong category. It's about "JavaScript" (not "Java").

This exercise is a bit tricky, as it both does math and also displays math symbols. When you see the symbols inside quotes (like " + "), those symbols are part of the message that will be shown. The system treats them as strings and not as operators.

Then when you see the + symbol itself, it can be two things. When used with strings, it is the concatenation operator and joins the strings together. But when used with two numbers (like num1 + num2) it is the addition operator and adds the two numbers for a total. In this exercise you will see it used all 3 ways on the same line.

I hope that clears up the confusion!