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How to solve increment and decrement operators
Increment and decrement operators
Q) Explain increment and decrement operators in C.
- C allows two really beneficial operators not generally found within other languages. These are increment(++) and decrement (–) operators. Both are unary operators.
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Increment operator
- The increment operator (++) is used to increase the value of the variable by 1(one). It means: a=a+1; is similar to a++;
Following are the two types of increment operators:
- Pre-increment operator(++1)
The pre-increment operator (++1) is used to increment the value of the variable before it is getting used. It means this operator increments the value and that incremented value is then used.
Example:
void main()
{
int a = 10, b;
b = ++a;
printf(“a = %d b = %d”, a, b);
getch();
}
Output:
a = 11 b = 11
- The post increment operator (i++)
The post-increment operator (i++) is used to increment the value of the variable after it is used. It means this operator postpones the increment of the value.
Example:
void main()
{
int a = 10, b;
b= a++;
printf (“a = %d b = %d”, a, b);
getch();
}
Output:
a=11 b=10
Decrement operator
The decrement operator –is used to decrease the value variable by 1(one). It means:
a=a-1; is similar to a–;
Following are the two types of decrement operators;
- Pre decrement operator(–i)
The pre decrement operator (–i) is used to decrement the value of the variable before it is getting used. It means this operator decreases the value and that decreased value is then used.
void main()
{
int a=10,b;
b=–a * 2;
printf (“a=% d b =%d”, a, b);
getch();
}
Output:
a=9 b=18
- The post-increment operator(i–)
The post-decrement operator (i–) is used to decrease the value of the variable after it is used. It means this operator postpones the decrement of the value.
Example:
void main()
{
int a=10, b;
b=a– * 2;
printf (“a=%d b=%d”, a, b);
getch ();
}
output:
a=9 b=20
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