++
[Compound Operators]
Description
Increments the value of a variable by 1.
Syntax
x++; // increment x by one and returns the old value of x++x; // increment x by one and returns the new value of x
Parameters
x: variable. Allowed data types: int, long (possibly unsigned).
Returns
The original or newly incremented value of the variable.
Example Code
x = 2;
y = ++x; // x now contains 3, y contains 3
y = x++; // x contains 4, but y still contains 3