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Addition Assignment Operator (+=) (JavaScript)
Addition Operator (+) (JavaScript)
Assignment Operator (=) (JavaScript)
Bitwise AND Assignment Operator (&=) (JavaScript)
Bitwise AND Operator (&) (JavaScript)
Bitwise Left Shift Operator (<<) (JavaScript)
Bitwise NOT Operator (~) (JavaScript)
Bitwise OR Assignment Operator (|=) (JavaScript)
Bitwise OR Operator (|) (JavaScript)
Bitwise Right Shift Operator (>>) (JavaScript)
Bitwise XOR Assignment Operator (^=) (JavaScript)
Bitwise XOR Operator (^) (JavaScript)
Comma Operator (,) (JavaScript)
Comparison Operators (JavaScript)
Compound Assignment Operators (JavaScript)
Conditional (Ternary) Operator (?:) (JavaScript)
delete Operator (JavaScript)
Division Assignment Operator (/=) (JavaScript)
Division Operator (/) (JavaScript)
in Operator (JavaScript)
Increment (++) and Decrement (--) Operators (JavaScript)
instanceof Operator (JavaScript)
Left Shift Assignment Operator (<<=) (JavaScript)
Logical AND Operator (&&) (JavaScript)
Logical NOT Operator (!) (JavaScript)
Logical OR Operator (||) (JavaScript)
Modulus Assignment Operator (JavaScript)
Modulus Operator (JavaScript)
Multiplication Assignment Operator (*=) (JavaScript)
Multiplication Operator (*) (JavaScript)
new Operator (JavaScript)
Right Shift Assignment Operator (>>=) (JavaScript)
Subtraction Assignment Operator (-=) (JavaScript)
Subtraction Operator (-) (JavaScript)
typeof Operator (JavaScript)
Unsigned Right Shift Assignment Operator (>>>=) (JavaScript)
Unsigned Right Shift Operator (>>>) (JavaScript)
void Operator (JavaScript)
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Increment (++) and Decrement (--) Operators (JavaScript)

JavaScript - Internet Explorer 10

The increment operator increments, and the decrement operator decrements the value of a variable by one.

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

Any variable.

variable

Any variable.

If the operator appears before the variable, the value is modified before the expression is evaluated. If the operator appears after the variable, the value is modified after the expression is evaluated. In other words, given j = ++k;, the value of j is the original value of k plus one; given j = k++;, the value of j is the original value of k, which is incremented after its value is assigned to j.

Supported in the following document modes: Quirks, Internet Explorer 6 standards, Internet Explorer 7 standards, Internet Explorer 8 standards, Internet Explorer 9 standards, Internet Explorer 10 standards. Also supported in Windows Store apps. See Version Information.

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