After you build the code, run it and then stop it, you should see these results in your Variables window.

Next, we will cover the code step by step.

Code Analysis

(NOTE: Line numbers correspond to those in the provided solution file.)

Lines 33-38
As in previous labs, we have created several variables that we will manipulate to illustrate the main idea of the lab.
char charVariable1 = 50;
char charVariable2 = 100;
int intVariable1 = 1000;
int intVariable2 = 10000;
long longVariable1 = 1000;
long longVariable2 = 2000;
float floatVariable1 = 34.5678;
float floatVariable2 = 156.78956;

Lines 51-54
STEP 1:
This code will increment intVariable1 if both of the two specified conditions are true. This can easily be implemented as an if statement, with two conditions connected by the logical AND operator.

if((floatVariable2 >= floatVariable1) && (charVariable2 >= charVariable1))
{
intVariable1++;
}

In order for intVariable1 to be incremented, both of the conditions must be true: floatVariable2 must be greater than or equal to floatVariable1, and charVariable2 must be greater than or equal to charVariable1. Note that the operator connecting the two conditions is the logical AND ‘&&’. Make sure you use the double ampersand, otherwise it will not function properly in all conditions.

Lines 61-64
STEP 2:
This code will decrement intVariable2 if the previous condition (STEP 1) was not true. This can most easily be accomplished by using an else if statement connected to the if statement above.

else if(floatVariable1 > 50)
{
intVariable2--;
}

Since this else if statement follows the if statement above, it will check its condition only if the one above is false. So, for intVariable2 to get decremented the following conditions must be met: floatVariable2 must be less than floatVariable1, and charVariable2 must be less than charVariable1, and floatVariable1 must be greater than 50.

Lines 71-74
STEP 3:
This step will set charVariable2 equal to 1 if all the other conditions were false. This can be done by using an else statement after the if and else if statements above.

else
{
charVariable2 = 1;
}

At this point, charVariable2 will only be set equal to 1 if floatVariable2 is less than floatVariable1 and charVariable2 is less than charVariable1 and floatVariable1 is less than or equal to 50.