Exploring C++20: The Programmer's Introduction to C++

© Ray Lischner 2020

R. LischnerExploring C++20https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5961-0_11

11. Increment and Decrement

Ray Lischner¹ 

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Ellicott City, MD, USA

 

This Exploration introduces the increment (++) operator, which has multiple uses in the C++ language. Not surprising, it has a counterpart to decrement values: --. This Exploration takes a closer look at these operators, which appear so often, they are part of the language name.

Note

I know that you C, Java, etc. programmers have been waiting for this Exploration ever since I wrote i = i + 1 in Exploration 7. As you saw in Exploration 9, the ++ operator means more in C++ than what you’re used to. That’s why I waited until now to discuss it.

Increment

The ++ operator is familiar to C, Java, Perl, ...