About Question enthuware.ocpjp.v7.2.1468 :

[arthoor]

Surprisingly, the explanation provided is incorrect: y can be greater than x, but not the other way (tested with java 1.7.0_25).
Could you explain why variables are incremented in a reversed order?

[admin]

The explanation is correct. It is just showing a hypothetical situation where the x and y are different. It is a possible output. Other outputs such as the one you observed are also possible.

HTH,
Paul.

[javalass]

(...) you are essentially providing an implementation of the method declared in that interface but in a very consize manner.

concise

[admin]

Fixed.
thank you for your feedback!