Does this help? The main point is that ++a increments the value and immediately returns it. a++ also increments the value (in the background) but returns unchanged value of the variable – what looks like it is executed later.
You hit the nail on the head. Your understanding is correct. The difference between pre and post increment expressions is just like it sounds. Pre-incrementation means the variable is incremented before the expression is set or evaluated. Post-incrementation means the expression is set or evaluated, and then the variable is altered. It’s easy to think … Read more
It’s not a question of preference, but of logic. x++ increments the value of variable x after processing the current statement. ++x increments the value of variable x before processing the current statement. So just decide on the logic you write. x += ++i will increment i and add i+1 to x. x += i++ … Read more
++i will increment the value of i, and then return the incremented value. i = 1; j = ++i; (i is 2, j is 2) i++ will increment the value of i, but return the original value that i held before being incremented. i = 1; j = i++; (i is 2, j is 1) For a for loop, either works. ++i seems more common, … Read more
++i will increment the value of i, and then return the incremented value. i = 1; j = ++i; (i is 2, j is 2) i++ will increment the value of i, but return the original value that i held before being incremented. i = 1; j = i++; (i is 2, j is 1) For a for loop, either works. ++i seems more common, … Read more
++i will increment the value of i, and then return the incremented value. i = 1; j = ++i; (i is 2, j is 2) i++ will increment the value of i, but return the original value that i held before being incremented. i = 1; j = i++; (i is 2, j is 1) … Read more
The only difference between n++ and ++n is that n++ yields the original value of n, and ++n yields the value of n after it’s been incremented. Both have the side effect of modifying the value of n by incrementing it. If the result is discarded, as it is in your code, there is no … Read more