Increment \ Decrement greater than 1 per loop

[empty robin]

I'm new to coding. Is there a way to set a higher increment \ decrement of a variable other than ++x--x?
I want to remove 5 from the int variable 'x' each time the loop occurs, until x will equal 0.

[primal phoenix]

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[pearl flower]

x+=5;
x-=5;

+= and -= is what you are looking for

[empty robin]

I should put that where the ‘- -x;’ is¿

[pearl flower]

by the way:
usually we would put the increment/decrement here

for(int i = 0; i < x; i+=5){
//code
}

[pearl flower]

yes

as I said it is best practice to write the increment/decrement in its allocated place tho

This way other developers and yourself will not have to go looking for it 🙂

[empty robin]

I’ll implement those tips next time coding. Thank you!

[primal phoenix]

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[pearl flower]

x+=5;

is the same as

x = x + 5;