diff bt postfix and prefix unary

[shan]

Hi to everybody,

I am begginer in C programming language.
My simple doubt is the difference between postfix & prefix unary
operator plus.
(i.e) i++ and ++i .

plz give me an example program with output.

 

[Mike Wahler]

Hi to everybody,

I am begginer in C programming language.
My simple doubt is the difference between postfix & prefix unary
operator plus.
(i.e) i++ and ++i .

plz give me an example program with output.

The value of a prefix increment expression is the
value after the increment.

The value of a postfix increment expression is the
value before the increment.

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
int pre = 1;
int post = 1;


/* prints 2 1 */
printf("++pre == %d post++ == %d\n", ++pre, post++);


/* prints 2 2 */
printf(" pre == %d post == %d\n", pre, post);
return 0;
}

This is very fundamental C. Which texbook(s) are you
reading which don't explain this?

-Mike

 

[Chris Dollin]

Hi to everybody,

I am begginer in C programming language.
My simple doubt is the difference between postfix & prefix unary
operator plus.
(i.e) i++ and ++i .

This should be explained in any decent introductory C book.

`i++` returns the current value of `i`. `++i` returns one more than
the current value of `i`. Both eventually [1] increment `i`.

plz give me an example program with output.

Oh, /please/. /You/ write an example program for this. If you can't,
you're not ready for the ++ operators yet.

[1] By the next sequence point. Often a `;`.