printing an int value right after a String value

Question

I have the following example code:

int pay = 80;
int bonus = 65;
System.out.println(pay + bonus + \" \" + bonus + pay);

could someone please ex

Answer 1

Your code is interpreting the expression from left to right.

1. pay + bonus is interpreted as a mathematical function, so it adds the values to make 145. The + here is a plus operator.
2. The moment you concatenate the " ", Java converts the expression into a String. The + here is a concatenate operator.
3. Performing + pay converts pay to a String and concatenates it, because the expression is a String.
4. Also doing + bonus converts bonus to a String and concatenates it, also because of the previous expression.