Description

Increments the value of a variable by 1.

Syntax

• x{plus}{plus}; // increment x by one and returns the old value of x
• {plus}{plus}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

See also

• decrement