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The increment operator ++ and the decrement operator --

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• The increment and decrement operators in C
  • Fact:

    The increment operator (++) and the decrement operator (−−) in C behave the same way as those in Java.

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  • Summary of the increment/decrement operators in C

    operation | Meaning -------------+--------------------------------------------------------- x++ | Post increment. Increments x and returns old value of x x-- | Post decrement. Decrements x and returns old value of x | ++x | Pre increment. Increments x and returns new value of x --x | Pre decrement. Decrements x and returns new value of x