Learn Basic JavaScript by Building a Role Playing Game - Step 84

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I have been trying to follow this step to increase number 1 by 1 using special operator num++, however the code I tried, it seems to be wrong. I looked up the incerement via Increment (++) - JavaScript | MDN nonetheless I can’t to figure out why my currentWeapon = 1++ is wrong. Could anyone please help me?

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let health = 100;
let gold = 50;
let currentWeapon = 0;
let fighting;
let monsterHealth;
let inventory = ["stick"];

const button1 = document.querySelector('#button1');
const button2 = document.querySelector("#button2");
const button3 = document.querySelector("#button3");
const text = document.querySelector("#text");
const xpText = document.querySelector("#xpText");
const healthText = document.querySelector("#healthText");
const goldText = document.querySelector("#goldText");
const monsterStats = document.querySelector("#monsterStats");
const monsterName = document.querySelector("#monsterName");
const monsterHealthText = document.querySelector("#monsterHealth");
const weapons = [
  { name: 'stick', power: 5 },
  { name: 'dagger', power: 30 },
  { name: 'claw hammer', power: 50 },
  { name: 'sword', power: 100 }
];
const locations = [
  {
    name: "town square",
    "button text": ["Go to store", "Go to cave", "Fight dragon"],
    "button functions": [goStore, goCave, fightDragon],
    text: "You are in the town square. You see a sign that says \"Store\"."
  },
  {
    name: "store",
    "button text": ["Buy 10 health (10 gold)", "Buy weapon (30 gold)", "Go to town square"],
    "button functions": [buyHealth, buyWeapon, goTown],
    text: "You enter the store."
  },
  {
    name: "cave",
    "button text": ["Fight slime", "Fight fanged beast", "Go to town square"],
    "button functions": [fightSlime, fightBeast, goTown],
    text: "You enter the cave. You see some monsters."
  }
];

// initialize buttons
button1.onclick = goStore;
button2.onclick = goCave;
button3.onclick = fightDragon;

function update(location) {
  button1.innerText = location["button text"][0];
  button2.innerText = location["button text"][1];
  button3.innerText = location["button text"][2];
  button1.onclick = location["button functions"][0];
  button2.onclick = location["button functions"][1];
  button3.onclick = location["button functions"][2];
  text.innerText = location.text;
}

function goTown() {
  update(locations[0]);
}

function goStore() {
  update(locations[1]);
}

function goCave() {
  update(locations[2]);
}

function fightDragon() {
  console.log("Fighting dragon.");
}

function buyHealth() {
  if (gold >= 10) {
    gold -= 10;
    health += 10;
    goldText.innerText = gold;
    healthText.innerText = health;
  } else {
    text.innerText = "You do not have enough gold to buy health.";
  }
}

function buyWeapon() {
  if (gold >= 30) {
    gold -= 30;
    currentWeapon = 1++;
  }
}

function fightSlime() {

}

function fightBeast() {

}

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Challenge Information:

Learn Basic JavaScript by Building a Role Playing Game - Step 84

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Hi! ++ is equal to +1, so what is the reason to add another 1 before it? That’s the hint

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