Date formates in abap

HI ,
I am new in ABAP,
when i am dealing with date formats , i am facing some problems
can any one explain me what is difference between below two sentences
DOB4(2) = DOB4(2) + 3.
DOB = DOB+4(2) + 3.
where DOB LIKE SY-DATUM type.
Regards
Triveni Borse

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