Increment (++) and Decrement (--) Operators

Increments or decrements the value of a variable by one.

Syntax 1

result = ++variable
result = --variable
result = variable++
result = variable--

Syntax 2

++variable
--variable
variable++
variable--

Arguments

result

Any variable.

variable

Any variable.

Remarks

The increment and decrement operators are used as a shortcut to modify the value stored in a variable. The value of an expression containing one of these operators depends on whether the operator comes before or after the variable:

var j, k;
k = 2;
j = ++k;

j is assigned the value 3, as the increment occurs before the expression is evaluated.

Contrast the following example:

var j, k;
k = 2;
j = k++;

Here, j is assigned the value 2, as the increment occurs after the expression is evaluated.

Requirements

Version 1

See Also

Operator Precedence | Operator Summary