Name

++ (increment)

Description

Increases the value of an integer variable by 1. Equivalent to the operation i = i + 1. If the value of the variable i is five, then the expression i++ increases the value of i to 6.

Examples

  • int a = 1;   // Sets 'a' to 1 
    int b = a++; // Sets 'b' to 1, then increments 'a' to 2
    int c = a;   // Sets 'c' to 2 
    

Syntax

  • value++

Parameters

  • valueint