What's Corona's equivalent of -- and ++

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Sorry, basic question :slight_smile:

How do I write:

num++;

All I can find that works in Corona is num = num + 1;

Thanks

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#2

That is correct!

num = num + 1

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#3

var++ is a ā€˜Cā€™ construct and from what I can tell, the designers of Lua wanted to stay as far away from ā€˜Cā€™ as possible.

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